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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 883 · 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. 1.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 6.6 (c) 0.66 (d) 0.066
  2. 2.0.79 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.844 (b) 0.2844 (c) 28.44 (d) 0.02844
  3. 3.0.54 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.864 (c) 0.0864 (d) 86.4
  4. 4.8.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.64 (b) 0.164 (c) 0.0164 (d) 16.4
  5. 5.4.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.43 (b) 34.3 (c) 0.343 (d) 343
  6. 6.0.44 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.0264 (d) 0.264
  7. 7.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.122 (b) 12.2 (c) 1.22 (d) 0.0122
  8. 8.8.6 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 292.4 (b) 2.924 (c) 2924 (d) 29.24
  9. 9.0.24 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.048 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.0048
  10. 10.2.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58 (b) 5.8 (c) 0.058 (d) 0.58
  11. 11.2.3 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 41.4 (c) 0.0414 (d) 4.14
  12. 12.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.85 (b) 0.0185 (c) 18.5 (d) 0.185
  13. 13.0.95 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.615 (b) 161.5 (c) 16.15 (d) 0.1615
  14. 14.5.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.18 (b) 11.8 (c) 0.118 (d) 118
  15. 15.3.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.748 (b) 174.8 (c) 17.48 (d) 0.1748
  16. 16.2.9 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.3 (b) 1.363 (c) 13.63 (d) 0.1363
  17. 17.0.48 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0864 (b) 0.864 (c) 0.00864 (d) 8.64
  18. 18.7.7 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.542 (b) 35.42 (c) 0.3542 (d) 354.2
  19. 19.7.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.6 (b) 4.56 (c) 456 (d) 0.456
  20. 20.6.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.5 (b) 3.35 (c) 335 (d) 0.335
  21. 21.0.68 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0476 (b) 0.476 (c) 0.00476 (d) 4.76
  22. 22.5.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.468
  23. 23.9.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 792 (b) 0.792 (c) 79.2 (d) 7.92
  24. 24.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00084 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  25. 25.0.15 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 0.105 (c) 10.5 (d) 1.05
  26. 26.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 3.76 (c) 37.6 (d) 376
  27. 27.0.88 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03432 (b) 0.3432 (c) 3.432 (d) 34.32
  28. 28.8.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.5 (b) 0.0425 (c) 0.425 (d) 4.25
  29. 29.0.89 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.712 (b) 7.12 (c) 0.0712 (d) 0.00712
  30. 30.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 104 (b) 0.104 (c) 10.4 (d) 1.04
  31. 31.0.39 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 0.0234 (c) 0.00234 (d) 0.234
  32. 32.0.74 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.886 (b) 0.2886 (c) 0.02886 (d) 28.86
  33. 33.4.3 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 137.6 (b) 13.76 (c) 1376 (d) 1.376
  34. 34.3.5 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.5 (b) 5.95 (c) 0.595 (d) 595
  35. 35.0.57 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.66 (b) 2.166 (c) 0.2166 (d) 216.6
  36. 36.7.7 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1386 (b) 1.386 (c) 13.86 (d) 138.6
  37. 37.3.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.11 (b) 11.1 (c) 0.111 (d) 0.0111
  38. 38.0.43 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.645 (b) 0.0645 (c) 64.5 (d) 6.45
  39. 39.7.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 0.219 (c) 0.0219 (d) 2.19
  40. 40.0.24 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.00048 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.48

Answer key

  1. 0.66
  2. 2.844
  3. 8.64
  4. 1.64
  5. 34.3
  6. 2.64
  7. 1.22
  8. 292.4
  9. 0.48
  10. 5.8
  11. 4.14
  12. 1.85
  13. 16.15
  14. 11.8
  15. 17.48
  16. 13.63
  17. 0.864
  18. 35.42
  19. 45.6
  20. 33.5
  21. 0.476
  22. 46.8
  23. 79.2
  24. 0.084
  25. 1.05
  26. 37.6
  27. 3.432
  28. 4.25
  29. 0.712
  30. 10.4
  31. 0.234
  32. 2.886
  33. 137.6
  34. 59.5
  35. 21.66
  36. 13.86
  37. 1.11
  38. 6.45
  39. 2.19
  40. 0.048

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