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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 882 · 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 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 263.2 (b) 2632 (c) 2.632 (d) 26.32
  2. 2.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.32 (b) 232 (c) 0.232 (d) 23.2
  3. 3.0.33 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0231 (b) 2.31 (c) 0.231 (d) 23.1
  4. 4.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 12.6 (d) 1.26
  5. 5.0.88 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03256 (b) 0.3256 (c) 3.256 (d) 32.56
  6. 6.0.66 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1122 (b) 112.2 (c) 11.22 (d) 1.122
  7. 7.0.77 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 15.4 (c) 1.54 (d) 0.0154
  8. 8.8.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 534 (b) 5.34 (c) 0.534 (d) 53.4
  9. 9.1.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 10.2
  10. 10.7.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 288 (c) 0.288 (d) 2.88
  11. 11.1.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.2 (b) 532 (c) 5.32 (d) 0.532
  12. 12.7.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 657 (b) 6.57 (c) 0.657 (d) 65.7
  13. 13.7.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 211.7 (b) 2.117 (c) 2117 (d) 21.17
  14. 14.6.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 1.26 (d) 126
  15. 15.0.65 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 0.195 (c) 19.5 (d) 1.95
  16. 16.7.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.66 (b) 66.6 (c) 0.666 (d) 666
  17. 17.0.68 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2992 (b) 29.92 (c) 2.992 (d) 299.2
  18. 18.0.29 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.174 (c) 0.0174 (d) 0.00174
  19. 19.5.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 193.8 (b) 0.1938 (c) 19.38 (d) 1.938
  20. 20.0.22 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0506 (b) 0.506 (c) 50.6 (d) 5.06
  21. 21.1.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  22. 22.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.00392 (c) 0.392 (d) 0.0392
  23. 23.0.33 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.65 (b) 16.5 (c) 0.0165 (d) 0.165
  24. 24.0.18 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 0.0108 (d) 10.8
  25. 25.0.44 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.0088 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.00088
  26. 26.4.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 25.2 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  27. 27.0.89 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.8 (b) 1.78 (c) 0.0178 (d) 0.178
  28. 28.0.38 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 0.152 (c) 15.2 (d) 1.52
  29. 29.0.68 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.52 (b) 0.952 (c) 0.00952 (d) 0.0952
  30. 30.3.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.525 (b) 52.5 (c) 5.25 (d) 0.0525
  31. 31.0.42 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 5.04
  32. 32.0.93 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.0186 (d) 0.00186
  33. 33.5.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.44 (b) 2544 (c) 254.4 (d) 2.544
  34. 34.7.1 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.52 (b) 85.2 (c) 0.852 (d) 852
  35. 35.1.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 0.0171 (c) 1.71 (d) 17.1
  36. 36.1.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 22.4
  37. 37.9.3 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.92 (b) 4.092 (c) 409.2 (d) 0.4092
  38. 38.8.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.801 (b) 0.0801 (c) 8.01 (d) 80.1
  39. 39.0.84 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 5.88
  40. 40.0.83 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.245 (b) 0.1245 (c) 12.45 (d) 0.01245

Answer key

  1. 263.2
  2. 23.2
  3. 2.31
  4. 1.26
  5. 3.256
  6. 11.22
  7. 1.54
  8. 53.4
  9. 1.02
  10. 28.8
  11. 53.2
  12. 65.7
  13. 211.7
  14. 12.6
  15. 1.95
  16. 66.6
  17. 29.92
  18. 0.174
  19. 19.38
  20. 5.06
  21. 0.36
  22. 0.392
  23. 1.65
  24. 1.08
  25. 0.088
  26. 2.52
  27. 1.78
  28. 1.52
  29. 0.952
  30. 5.25
  31. 5.04
  32. 0.186
  33. 254.4
  34. 85.2
  35. 1.71
  36. 22.4
  37. 40.92
  38. 8.01
  39. 5.88
  40. 1.245

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