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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 915 · 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. 1.7.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 438 (b) 43.8 (c) 0.438 (d) 4.38
  2. 2.4.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.423 (b) 4.23 (c) 42.3 (d) 423
  3. 3.3.4 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105.4 (b) 10.54 (c) 1.054 (d) 1054
  4. 4.3.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 9.6 (d) 96
  5. 5.8.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.9 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.0729 (d) 0.729
  6. 6.9.1 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.003 (b) 30.03 (c) 3003 (d) 300.3
  7. 7.4.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.5 (b) 2.35 (c) 0.235 (d) 235
  8. 8.0.68 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 20.4 (d) 2.04
  9. 9.0.38 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.114 (b) 11.4 (c) 1.14 (d) 0.0114
  10. 10.2.2 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.6 (b) 0.836 (c) 0.0836 (d) 8.36
  11. 11.0.83 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.743 (b) 0.1743 (c) 17.43 (d) 174.3
  12. 12.0.59 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00708 (b) 0.0708 (c) 7.08 (d) 0.708
  13. 13.6.5 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 975 (b) 0.975 (c) 9.75 (d) 97.5
  14. 14.0.96 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.8 (b) 7.68 (c) 0.768 (d) 0.0768
  15. 15.3.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 50.4
  16. 16.0.98 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 127.4 (b) 12.74 (c) 1.274 (d) 0.1274
  17. 17.0.53 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0848 (b) 0.00848 (c) 0.848 (d) 8.48
  18. 18.0.95 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0475 (b) 0.475 (c) 4.75 (d) 0.00475
  19. 19.1.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.1 (b) 0.171 (c) 0.0171 (d) 1.71
  20. 20.7.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 4.56 (c) 456 (d) 45.6
  21. 21.0.93 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2697 (b) 26.97 (c) 2.697 (d) 269.7
  22. 22.1.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0117 (b) 1.17 (c) 11.7 (d) 0.117
  23. 23.0.43 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 0.387 (c) 38.7 (d) 0.0387
  24. 24.8.6 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3784 (b) 378.4 (c) 3.784 (d) 37.84
  25. 25.0.75 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.5 (b) 0.0375 (c) 0.375 (d) 3.75
  26. 26.6.9 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.829 (b) 28.29 (c) 282.9 (d) 0.2829
  27. 27.0.56 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 106.4 (b) 0.1064 (c) 1.064 (d) 10.64
  28. 28.6.3 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1197 (b) 1.197 (c) 119.7 (d) 11.97
  29. 29.2.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 243 (b) 24.3 (c) 0.243 (d) 2.43
  30. 30.1.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45 (b) 0.045 (c) 0.45 (d) 4.5
  31. 31.0.77 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 2.31 (c) 0.0231 (d) 0.231
  32. 32.0.62 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.00558 (d) 0.0558
  33. 33.1.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.065 (b) 0.65 (c) 65 (d) 6.5
  34. 34.3.6 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 5.76 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  35. 35.2.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.305 (b) 130.5 (c) 1305 (d) 13.05
  36. 36.0.12 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.408 (b) 0.0408 (c) 0.00408 (d) 4.08
  37. 37.0.95 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.665 (b) 0.0665 (c) 6.65 (d) 0.00665
  38. 38.2.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 5.8 (c) 58 (d) 0.058
  39. 39.0.74 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.184 (b) 11.84 (c) 0.1184 (d) 0.01184
  40. 40.6.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.02 (b) 0.0402 (c) 0.402 (d) 40.2

Answer key

  1. 43.8
  2. 42.3
  3. 105.4
  4. 9.6
  5. 7.29
  6. 300.3
  7. 23.5
  8. 2.04
  9. 1.14
  10. 8.36
  11. 17.43
  12. 0.708
  13. 97.5
  14. 7.68
  15. 5.04
  16. 12.74
  17. 0.848
  18. 0.475
  19. 1.71
  20. 45.6
  21. 26.97
  22. 1.17
  23. 3.87
  24. 37.84
  25. 3.75
  26. 28.29
  27. 10.64
  28. 11.97
  29. 24.3
  30. 4.5
  31. 2.31
  32. 0.558
  33. 6.5
  34. 5.76
  35. 130.5
  36. 0.408
  37. 0.665
  38. 5.8
  39. 1.184
  40. 4.02

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