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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 856 · 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. 1.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 196 (b) 19.6 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.196
  2. 2.3.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.0234 (d) 0.234
  3. 3.6.9 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.932 (b) 0.1932 (c) 19.32 (d) 193.2
  4. 4.0.27 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00081 (b) 0.081 (c) 0.81 (d) 0.0081
  5. 5.1.2 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.132 (b) 1.32 (c) 132 (d) 13.2
  6. 6.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.61 (b) 261 (c) 26.1 (d) 0.261
  7. 7.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 176 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.176 (d) 17.6
  8. 8.0.43 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.387 (b) 38.7 (c) 3.87 (d) 0.0387
  9. 9.0.42 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  10. 10.4.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.8 (b) 0.188 (c) 188 (d) 1.88
  11. 11.0.81 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.701 (b) 0.1701 (c) 0.01701 (d) 17.01
  12. 12.0.49 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1176 (b) 1.176 (c) 11.76 (d) 117.6
  13. 13.2.4 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.768 (b) 7.68 (c) 0.0768 (d) 76.8
  14. 14.2.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 87.4 (b) 0.874 (c) 8.74 (d) 874
  15. 15.7.8 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.184 (b) 218.4 (c) 0.2184 (d) 21.84
  16. 16.0.35 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.95 (b) 59.5 (c) 0.0595 (d) 0.595
  17. 17.9.5 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.15 (b) 351.5 (c) 3515 (d) 3.515
  18. 18.5.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 432 (b) 0.432 (c) 43.2 (d) 4.32
  19. 19.2.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 168 (c) 16.8 (d) 1.68
  20. 20.3.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.0204 (c) 0.204 (d) 20.4
  21. 21.4.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 38.7 (c) 0.0387 (d) 0.387
  22. 22.7.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 70.2 (c) 0.702 (d) 702
  23. 23.8.1 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.888 (b) 0.3888 (c) 388.8 (d) 38.88
  24. 24.0.99 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.85 (b) 0.1485 (c) 148.5 (d) 1.485
  25. 25.7.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.92 (b) 0.592 (c) 59.2 (d) 0.0592
  26. 26.0.59 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.236 (b) 0.0236 (c) 2.36 (d) 0.00236
  27. 27.0.18 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.00072 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.72
  28. 28.0.92 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0552 (b) 5.52 (c) 0.552 (d) 0.00552
  29. 29.8.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.4 (b) 5.74 (c) 0.574 (d) 0.0574
  30. 30.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.0304 (d) 30.4
  31. 31.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  32. 32.0.37 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.9 (b) 0.0259 (c) 2.59 (d) 0.259
  33. 33.9.1 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3367 (b) 336.7 (c) 33.67 (d) 3.367
  34. 34.0.82 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.0246 (d) 0.00246
  35. 35.1.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.38 (b) 0.338 (c) 33.8 (d) 0.0338
  36. 36.2.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.4 (b) 0.464 (c) 0.0464 (d) 4.64
  37. 37.0.31 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.217 (b) 0.0217 (c) 0.00217 (d) 2.17
  38. 38.3.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.3 (b) 0.0273 (c) 2.73 (d) 0.273
  39. 39.0.26 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1196 (b) 11.96 (c) 0.01196 (d) 1.196
  40. 40.0.96 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288

Answer key

  1. 19.6
  2. 2.34
  3. 19.32
  4. 0.081
  5. 13.2
  6. 26.1
  7. 17.6
  8. 3.87
  9. 1.26
  10. 18.8
  11. 1.701
  12. 11.76
  13. 7.68
  14. 87.4
  15. 21.84
  16. 5.95
  17. 351.5
  18. 43.2
  19. 16.8
  20. 2.04
  21. 3.87
  22. 70.2
  23. 38.88
  24. 14.85
  25. 5.92
  26. 0.236
  27. 0.072
  28. 0.552
  29. 5.74
  30. 3.04
  31. 1.08
  32. 2.59
  33. 33.67
  34. 0.246
  35. 3.38
  36. 4.64
  37. 0.217
  38. 2.73
  39. 1.196
  40. 0.288

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