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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 845 · 40 questions
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The trick (Count the places): Forget the points and multiply the whole numbers. Count all the digits after the points in the question. Put the point that many places from the right, then check by rounding.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.9.4 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3008 (b) 300.8 (c) 30.08 (d) 3.008
  2. 2.0.62 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00558 (b) 0.558 (c) 0.0558 (d) 5.58
  3. 3.0.99 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02871 (b) 28.71 (c) 0.2871 (d) 2.871
  4. 4.6.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.08 (b) 2.108 (c) 210.8 (d) 2108
  5. 5.2.8 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 616 (b) 0.616 (c) 61.6 (d) 6.16
  6. 6.6.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0455 (b) 4.55 (c) 45.5 (d) 0.455
  7. 7.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00042 (b) 0.0042 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.42
  8. 8.0.77 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 1.54 (c) 0.00154 (d) 0.0154
  9. 9.0.21 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  10. 10.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.32 (b) 0.032 (c) 0.0032 (d) 0.00032
  11. 11.6.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 5.44 (c) 54.4 (d) 544
  12. 12.0.95 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.135 (b) 0.3135 (c) 0.03135 (d) 31.35
  13. 13.5.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 3.78 (c) 378 (d) 0.378
  14. 14.0.58 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.334 (b) 13.34 (c) 0.1334 (d) 0.01334
  15. 15.7.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.88 (b) 3.588 (c) 0.3588 (d) 358.8
  16. 16.0.55 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.75 (b) 2.475 (c) 247.5 (d) 0.2475
  17. 17.0.26 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00208 (b) 2.08 (c) 0.208 (d) 0.0208
  18. 18.3.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.66 (b) 26.6 (c) 0.0266 (d) 0.266
  19. 19.5.3 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.378 (b) 13.78 (c) 1378 (d) 137.8
  20. 20.3.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.9 (b) 0.429 (c) 0.0429 (d) 4.29
  21. 21.6.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 207 (b) 0.207 (c) 20.7 (d) 2.07
  22. 22.6.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.488 (b) 48.8 (c) 4.88 (d) 0.0488
  23. 23.0.86 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.92 (b) 189.2 (c) 0.1892 (d) 1.892
  24. 24.0.97 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0485 (b) 0.485 (c) 4.85 (d) 48.5
  25. 25.8.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.4 (b) 1.64 (c) 164 (d) 0.164
  26. 26.5.1 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.79 (b) 1.479 (c) 147.9 (d) 0.1479
  27. 27.3.2 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.4 (b) 864 (c) 8.64 (d) 0.864
  28. 28.9.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 198
  29. 29.3.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.3 (b) 0.333 (c) 333 (d) 3.33
  30. 30.4.4 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 215.6 (b) 21.56 (c) 2.156 (d) 0.2156
  31. 31.0.27 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 18.9 (c) 0.189 (d) 0.0189
  32. 32.8.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.602 (b) 60.2 (c) 602 (d) 6.02
  33. 33.0.97 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.776 (b) 0.0776 (c) 7.76 (d) 0.00776
  34. 34.0.32 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0896 (b) 0.896 (c) 0.00896 (d) 8.96
  35. 35.4.7 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1222 (b) 1.222 (c) 12.22 (d) 122.2
  36. 36.3.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0777 (b) 77.7 (c) 7.77 (d) 0.777
  37. 37.8.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 504
  38. 38.0.38 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.00152 (c) 0.0152 (d) 0.152
  39. 39.7.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.42 (b) 14.2 (c) 142 (d) 0.142
  40. 40.0.93 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.41 (b) 0.3441 (c) 3.441 (d) 0.03441

Answer key

  1. 30.08
  2. 0.558
  3. 2.871
  4. 210.8
  5. 61.6
  6. 4.55
  7. 0.042
  8. 0.154
  9. 1.68
  10. 0.032
  11. 54.4
  12. 3.135
  13. 37.8
  14. 1.334
  15. 35.88
  16. 24.75
  17. 0.208
  18. 2.66
  19. 137.8
  20. 4.29
  21. 20.7
  22. 4.88
  23. 18.92
  24. 4.85
  25. 16.4
  26. 14.79
  27. 86.4
  28. 19.8
  29. 33.3
  30. 21.56
  31. 1.89
  32. 60.2
  33. 0.776
  34. 0.896
  35. 122.2
  36. 7.77
  37. 50.4
  38. 0.152
  39. 14.2
  40. 3.441

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