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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 847 · 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. 1.0.29 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0232 (b) 0.00232 (c) 0.232 (d) 2.32
  2. 2.0.31 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.2 (b) 0.372 (c) 0.0372 (d) 3.72
  3. 3.3.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 66 (c) 0.66 (d) 6.6
  4. 4.0.67 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.01 (b) 0.201 (c) 0.0201 (d) 0.00201
  5. 5.0.48 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.00336 (d) 0.0336
  6. 6.5.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.5 (b) 0.275 (c) 275 (d) 2.75
  7. 7.0.15 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 0.105 (c) 1.05 (d) 10.5
  8. 8.0.27 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.0162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  9. 9.9.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3854 (b) 3.854 (c) 385.4 (d) 38.54
  10. 10.1.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 288
  11. 11.7.1 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 305.3 (b) 3.053 (c) 30.53 (d) 3053
  12. 12.6.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.881 (b) 0.2881 (c) 288.1 (d) 28.81
  13. 13.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.56 (b) 0.0456 (c) 0.456 (d) 0.00456
  14. 14.0.43 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.344 (b) 34.4 (c) 0.0344 (d) 3.44
  15. 15.0.72 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 194.4 (b) 0.1944 (c) 1.944 (d) 19.44
  16. 16.8.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 0.264 (c) 2.64 (d) 26.4
  17. 17.3.3 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.59 (b) 75.9 (c) 0.759 (d) 759
  18. 18.0.57 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.1 (b) 0.171 (c) 0.0171 (d) 1.71
  19. 19.8.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 5.04
  20. 20.5.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 285 (b) 2.85 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.285
  21. 21.0.83 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0747 (b) 7.47 (c) 74.7 (d) 0.747
  22. 22.0.81 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3645 (b) 3.645 (c) 36.45 (d) 364.5
  23. 23.0.77 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1155 (b) 1.155 (c) 11.55 (d) 0.01155
  24. 24.0.86 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.36 (b) 0.02236 (c) 0.2236 (d) 2.236
  25. 25.2.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 0.0168 (d) 1.68
  26. 26.0.37 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.43 (b) 0.1443 (c) 1.443 (d) 0.01443
  27. 27.2.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.216 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.0216
  28. 28.1.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 357 (b) 0.357 (c) 35.7 (d) 3.57
  29. 29.0.88 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.88 (b) 2.288 (c) 0.2288 (d) 228.8
  30. 30.1.7 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.21 (b) 22.1 (c) 221 (d) 0.221
  31. 31.7.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0632 (b) 0.632 (c) 6.32 (d) 63.2
  32. 32.0.31 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 0.0744 (c) 0.00744 (d) 0.744
  33. 33.0.91 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0182 (b) 1.82 (c) 0.182 (d) 0.00182
  34. 34.3.7 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.84 (b) 1.184 (c) 0.1184 (d) 118.4
  35. 35.1.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.64 (b) 6.4 (c) 0.064 (d) 64
  36. 36.0.51 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00153 (b) 0.0153 (c) 0.153 (d) 1.53
  37. 37.0.26 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0104 (b) 0.104 (c) 1.04 (d) 10.4
  38. 38.0.29 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.232 (b) 0.0232 (c) 2.32 (d) 23.2
  39. 39.0.84 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.88 (b) 0.2688 (c) 2.688 (d) 268.8
  40. 40.8.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0172 (b) 17.2 (c) 0.172 (d) 1.72

Answer key

  1. 0.232
  2. 3.72
  3. 6.6
  4. 0.201
  5. 0.336
  6. 27.5
  7. 1.05
  8. 1.62
  9. 385.4
  10. 28.8
  11. 305.3
  12. 28.81
  13. 0.456
  14. 3.44
  15. 19.44
  16. 2.64
  17. 75.9
  18. 1.71
  19. 5.04
  20. 28.5
  21. 7.47
  22. 36.45
  23. 1.155
  24. 2.236
  25. 1.68
  26. 1.443
  27. 2.16
  28. 35.7
  29. 22.88
  30. 22.1
  31. 6.32
  32. 0.744
  33. 0.182
  34. 11.84
  35. 6.4
  36. 0.153
  37. 1.04
  38. 2.32
  39. 26.88
  40. 1.72

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