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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 892 · 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. 1.9.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.28 (b) 728 (c) 0.728 (d) 72.8
  2. 2.2.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.483 (b) 4.83 (c) 483 (d) 48.3
  3. 3.5.9 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2537 (b) 2.537 (c) 25.37 (d) 253.7
  4. 4.0.21 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0399 (b) 3.99 (c) 0.399 (d) 39.9
  5. 5.6.6 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.54 (b) 1254 (c) 125.4 (d) 1.254
  6. 6.5.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.364 (b) 36.4 (c) 3.64 (d) 364
  7. 7.2.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.131 (b) 11.31 (c) 1131 (d) 113.1
  8. 8.5.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.32 (b) 0.1232 (c) 123.2 (d) 1.232
  9. 9.0.67 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.68 (b) 0.0268 (c) 0.268 (d) 26.8
  10. 10.4.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.38 (b) 0.738 (c) 73.8 (d) 0.0738
  11. 11.3.7 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96.2 (b) 962 (c) 0.962 (d) 9.62
  12. 12.5.3 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1961 (b) 196.1 (c) 19.61 (d) 1.961
  13. 13.6.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.24 (b) 3.024 (c) 302.4 (d) 0.3024
  14. 14.8.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 5.67 (c) 0.567 (d) 0.0567
  15. 15.3.4 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.4 (b) 0.374 (c) 374 (d) 3.74
  16. 16.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.7 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.0207
  17. 17.8.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 365.4 (b) 36.54 (c) 3654 (d) 3.654
  18. 18.0.71 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.284 (b) 0.0284 (c) 2.84 (d) 28.4
  19. 19.4.4 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 92.4 (c) 0.0924 (d) 0.924
  20. 20.0.94 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.8 (b) 0.658 (c) 0.0658 (d) 6.58
  21. 21.0.63 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00252 (b) 0.252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252
  22. 22.0.44 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.132 (d) 0.0132
  23. 23.9.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.37 (b) 63.7 (c) 637 (d) 0.637
  24. 24.4.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.5 (b) 135 (c) 1.35 (d) 0.135
  25. 25.7.9 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 387.1 (b) 3.871 (c) 3871 (d) 38.71
  26. 26.7.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.11 (b) 711 (c) 0.711 (d) 71.1
  27. 27.3.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 17.64 (c) 1764 (d) 176.4
  28. 28.7.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.92 (b) 3792 (c) 379.2 (d) 3.792
  29. 29.7.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.65 (b) 106.5 (c) 1065 (d) 1.065
  30. 30.1.4 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.86 (b) 686 (c) 0.686 (d) 68.6
  31. 31.3.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 0.0216 (c) 21.6 (d) 2.16
  32. 32.2.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 546 (c) 0.546 (d) 54.6
  33. 33.0.99 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 0.396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  34. 34.4.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 8.4 (c) 84 (d) 0.84
  35. 35.7.3 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.63 (b) 2.263 (c) 226.3 (d) 2263
  36. 36.0.53 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.431 (b) 143.1 (c) 0.1431 (d) 14.31
  37. 37.3.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.5 (b) 0.185 (c) 1.85 (d) 185
  38. 38.7.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.146 (b) 14.6 (c) 0.0146 (d) 1.46
  39. 39.4.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.6 (b) 86 (c) 0.86 (d) 0.086
  40. 40.0.71 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.284 (b) 0.00284 (c) 0.0284 (d) 2.84

Answer key

  1. 72.8
  2. 48.3
  3. 253.7
  4. 3.99
  5. 125.4
  6. 36.4
  7. 113.1
  8. 12.32
  9. 2.68
  10. 7.38
  11. 96.2
  12. 19.61
  13. 30.24
  14. 5.67
  15. 37.4
  16. 2.07
  17. 365.4
  18. 2.84
  19. 9.24
  20. 6.58
  21. 0.252
  22. 1.32
  23. 63.7
  24. 13.5
  25. 387.1
  26. 71.1
  27. 176.4
  28. 379.2
  29. 106.5
  30. 68.6
  31. 2.16
  32. 54.6
  33. 3.96
  34. 8.4
  35. 226.3
  36. 14.31
  37. 18.5
  38. 1.46
  39. 8.6
  40. 0.284

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