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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 901 · 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. 1.0.79 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00474 (b) 0.0474 (c) 0.474 (d) 4.74
  2. 2.6.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.21 (b) 0.621 (c) 62.1 (d) 621
  3. 3.0.69 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.414 (d) 0.0414
  4. 4.2.9 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0319 (b) 31.9 (c) 3.19 (d) 0.319
  5. 5.0.36 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.296 (b) 12.96 (c) 0.1296 (d) 0.01296
  6. 6.0.83 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.332 (b) 0.0332 (c) 3.32 (d) 0.00332
  7. 7.0.36 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1008 (b) 1.008 (c) 10.08 (d) 0.01008
  8. 8.0.46 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.02 (b) 170.2 (c) 0.1702 (d) 1.702
  9. 9.0.63 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00567 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.0567 (d) 5.67
  10. 10.9.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.392 (c) 392 (d) 39.2
  11. 11.1.6 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 416 (b) 0.416 (c) 4.16 (d) 41.6
  12. 12.0.61 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.854 (b) 85.4 (c) 0.0854 (d) 8.54
  13. 13.8.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.336 (d) 336
  14. 14.6.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.44 (b) 2.244 (c) 2244 (d) 224.4
  15. 15.8.1 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 307.8 (b) 3.078 (c) 30.78 (d) 3078
  16. 16.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00032 (b) 0.32 (c) 0.0032 (d) 0.032
  17. 17.6.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.0612 (c) 0.612 (d) 61.2
  18. 18.0.32 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 0.00224 (c) 0.0224 (d) 2.24
  19. 19.9.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.465 (b) 4.65 (c) 465 (d) 46.5
  20. 20.8.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.22 (b) 0.0522 (c) 0.522 (d) 52.2
  21. 21.4.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 3.68 (c) 0.0368 (d) 36.8
  22. 22.0.19 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0361 (b) 0.361 (c) 36.1 (d) 3.61
  23. 23.0.88 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.04 (b) 0.704 (c) 0.00704 (d) 0.0704
  24. 24.0.26 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.078
  25. 25.4.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 0.188 (c) 188 (d) 18.8
  26. 26.4.1 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.89 (b) 118.9 (c) 1.189 (d) 1189
  27. 27.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 2.04 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.204
  28. 28.5.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.54 (b) 35.4 (c) 354 (d) 0.354
  29. 29.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.045 (b) 0.45 (c) 0.00045 (d) 0.0045
  30. 30.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.0288
  31. 31.0.57 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1938 (b) 0.01938 (c) 19.38 (d) 1.938
  32. 32.7.8 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3042 (b) 30.42 (c) 3.042 (d) 304.2
  33. 33.0.46 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 0.0276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  34. 34.9.9 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4752 (b) 47.52 (c) 4.752 (d) 475.2
  35. 35.0.84 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  36. 36.0.62 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.0372 (c) 0.00372 (d) 0.372
  37. 37.2.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.184 (b) 1.84 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.0184
  38. 38.3.3 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.85 (b) 1485 (c) 148.5 (d) 1.485
  39. 39.4.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1012 (b) 10.12 (c) 1.012 (d) 101.2
  40. 40.3.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.44 (b) 54.4 (c) 0.544 (d) 544

Answer key

  1. 0.474
  2. 62.1
  3. 4.14
  4. 3.19
  5. 1.296
  6. 0.332
  7. 1.008
  8. 17.02
  9. 0.567
  10. 39.2
  11. 41.6
  12. 8.54
  13. 33.6
  14. 224.4
  15. 307.8
  16. 0.032
  17. 6.12
  18. 0.224
  19. 46.5
  20. 5.22
  21. 3.68
  22. 3.61
  23. 0.704
  24. 0.78
  25. 18.8
  26. 118.9
  27. 2.04
  28. 35.4
  29. 0.045
  30. 2.88
  31. 1.938
  32. 30.42
  33. 2.76
  34. 47.52
  35. 0.168
  36. 0.372
  37. 1.84
  38. 148.5
  39. 10.12
  40. 54.4

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