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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 859 · 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. 1.8.3 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.88 (b) 2.988 (c) 298.8 (d) 0.2988
  2. 2.8.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.5 (b) 0.415 (c) 415 (d) 4.15
  3. 3.8.8 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3432 (b) 343.2 (c) 34.32 (d) 3.432
  4. 4.1.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105 (b) 10.5 (c) 0.105 (d) 1.05
  5. 5.7.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 3.08 (c) 308 (d) 30.8
  6. 6.9.7 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4753 (b) 4.753 (c) 475.3 (d) 47.53
  7. 7.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 0.24 (c) 0.0024 (d) 2.4
  8. 8.7.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 2.19 (c) 0.219 (d) 219
  9. 9.5.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 3.78 (c) 378 (d) 0.378
  10. 10.4.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 96 (d) 9.6
  11. 11.0.94 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00376 (b) 0.0376 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.376
  12. 12.7.8 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3354 (b) 335.4 (c) 3.354 (d) 33.54
  13. 13.0.92 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 0.00276 (c) 0.0276 (d) 2.76
  14. 14.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 159 (b) 1.59 (c) 15.9 (d) 0.159
  15. 15.0.18 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.00144 (d) 0.144
  16. 16.8.6 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.08 (b) 240.8 (c) 2.408 (d) 2408
  17. 17.0.66 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 204.6 (b) 0.2046 (c) 20.46 (d) 2.046
  18. 18.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.00102
  19. 19.2.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.175 (b) 175 (c) 1.75 (d) 17.5
  20. 20.0.48 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 0.0336 (d) 33.6
  21. 21.0.39 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0468 (b) 46.8 (c) 0.468 (d) 4.68
  22. 22.6.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 384 (b) 0.384 (c) 3.84 (d) 38.4
  23. 23.4.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 294 (b) 2.94 (c) 0.294 (d) 29.4
  24. 24.0.43 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.15 (b) 0.00215 (c) 0.215 (d) 0.0215
  25. 25.7.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142 (b) 0.142 (c) 1.42 (d) 14.2
  26. 26.1.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 1.56 (c) 156 (d) 0.156
  27. 27.0.58 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.986 (b) 9.86 (c) 0.0986 (d) 0.00986
  28. 28.9.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.024 (b) 2024 (c) 20.24 (d) 202.4
  29. 29.2.8 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.364 (b) 36.4 (c) 364 (d) 3.64
  30. 30.1.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.078 (c) 78 (d) 7.8
  31. 31.0.24 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.048 (c) 0.0048 (d) 4.8
  32. 32.7.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.711 (b) 7.11 (c) 711 (d) 71.1
  33. 33.8.1 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.134 (b) 11.34 (c) 113.4 (d) 0.1134
  34. 34.0.91 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.182 (b) 1.82 (c) 0.00182 (d) 0.0182
  35. 35.0.28 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 0.0756 (c) 7.56 (d) 75.6
  36. 36.4.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.392 (b) 39.2 (c) 0.0392 (d) 3.92
  37. 37.0.85 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.595 (b) 59.5 (c) 5.95 (d) 0.0595
  38. 38.0.22 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 0.0264 (c) 0.264 (d) 26.4
  39. 39.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 0.231 (c) 2.31 (d) 231
  40. 40.0.58 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.32 (b) 0.0232 (c) 0.232 (d) 0.00232

Answer key

  1. 29.88
  2. 41.5
  3. 34.32
  4. 10.5
  5. 30.8
  6. 47.53
  7. 0.24
  8. 21.9
  9. 37.8
  10. 9.6
  11. 0.376
  12. 335.4
  13. 0.276
  14. 15.9
  15. 0.144
  16. 240.8
  17. 20.46
  18. 0.102
  19. 17.5
  20. 3.36
  21. 4.68
  22. 38.4
  23. 29.4
  24. 0.215
  25. 14.2
  26. 15.6
  27. 0.986
  28. 202.4
  29. 36.4
  30. 7.8
  31. 0.48
  32. 71.1
  33. 11.34
  34. 0.182
  35. 7.56
  36. 3.92
  37. 5.95
  38. 2.64
  39. 23.1
  40. 0.232

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