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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 900 · 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. 1.7.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.0228 (d) 0.228
  2. 2.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.61 (b) 0.261 (c) 26.1 (d) 261
  3. 3.6.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.75 (b) 167.5 (c) 0.1675 (d) 1.675
  4. 4.0.56 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 0.00336 (d) 3.36
  5. 5.1.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.0072
  6. 6.7.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 201.6 (c) 2016 (d) 2.016
  7. 7.0.22 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 17.6 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.176
  8. 8.0.59 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.77 (b) 0.0177 (c) 17.7 (d) 0.177
  9. 9.0.14 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 0.0112 (c) 0.00112 (d) 1.12
  10. 10.4.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.76 (b) 0.376 (c) 376 (d) 37.6
  11. 11.0.83 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.4 (b) 0.664 (c) 6.64 (d) 0.0664
  12. 12.7.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.53 (b) 0.553 (c) 55.3 (d) 0.0553
  13. 13.5.4 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1026 (b) 10.26 (c) 1.026 (d) 102.6
  14. 14.0.97 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1358 (b) 13.58 (c) 1.358 (d) 135.8
  15. 15.0.22 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.0044 (c) 4.4 (d) 0.44
  16. 16.0.94 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0752 (b) 7.52 (c) 75.2 (d) 0.752
  17. 17.0.67 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2211 (b) 2.211 (c) 221.1 (d) 22.11
  18. 18.0.66 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01122 (b) 1.122 (c) 11.22 (d) 0.1122
  19. 19.1.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.144 (c) 1.44 (d) 14.4
  20. 20.0.95 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4655 (b) 46.55 (c) 4.655 (d) 0.04655
  21. 21.0.59 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00531 (b) 0.0531 (c) 0.531 (d) 5.31
  22. 22.0.69 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.3 (b) 11.73 (c) 0.1173 (d) 1.173
  23. 23.5.8 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1218 (b) 121.8 (c) 12.18 (d) 1.218
  24. 24.0.91 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.822 (b) 38.22 (c) 0.03822 (d) 0.3822
  25. 25.1.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 22.4
  26. 26.0.32 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.24 (b) 22.4 (c) 0.224 (d) 0.0224
  27. 27.2.8 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 7.28 (c) 72.8 (d) 728
  28. 28.0.25 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.175 (b) 0.0175 (c) 1.75 (d) 17.5
  29. 29.0.63 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 0.0126 (c) 12.6 (d) 1.26
  30. 30.0.34 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 1.02 (d) 10.2
  31. 31.0.67 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0536 (b) 0.536 (c) 0.00536 (d) 5.36
  32. 32.8.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 344.4 (b) 3.444 (c) 3444 (d) 34.44
  33. 33.5.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.63 (b) 66.3 (c) 0.663 (d) 663
  34. 34.2.1 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.609 (b) 0.0609 (c) 60.9 (d) 6.09
  35. 35.3.9 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 7.02 (c) 0.0702 (d) 70.2
  36. 36.3.3 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.7 (b) 0.627 (c) 6.27 (d) 0.0627
  37. 37.2.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 19.6 (c) 196 (d) 1.96
  38. 38.0.27 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.081 (b) 0.81 (c) 0.0081 (d) 8.1
  39. 39.0.73 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.146 (b) 0.0146 (c) 1.46 (d) 0.00146
  40. 40.6.2 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2294 (b) 229.4 (c) 22.94 (d) 2.294

Answer key

  1. 2.28
  2. 26.1
  3. 16.75
  4. 0.336
  5. 0.72
  6. 201.6
  7. 1.76
  8. 1.77
  9. 0.112
  10. 37.6
  11. 6.64
  12. 5.53
  13. 102.6
  14. 13.58
  15. 0.44
  16. 7.52
  17. 22.11
  18. 1.122
  19. 1.44
  20. 4.655
  21. 0.531
  22. 11.73
  23. 121.8
  24. 3.822
  25. 22.4
  26. 2.24
  27. 72.8
  28. 1.75
  29. 1.26
  30. 1.02
  31. 0.536
  32. 344.4
  33. 66.3
  34. 6.09
  35. 7.02
  36. 6.27
  37. 19.6
  38. 0.81
  39. 0.146
  40. 22.94

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