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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 925 · 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. 1.0.58 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 11.6 (c) 1.16 (d) 0.116
  2. 2.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 288 (c) 2.88 (d) 28.8
  3. 3.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.0204 (c) 0.204 (d) 20.4
  4. 4.9.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2256 (b) 22.56 (c) 2.256 (d) 225.6
  5. 5.2.9 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.6 (b) 4.06 (c) 0.406 (d) 406
  6. 6.8.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 166 (b) 16.6 (c) 1.66 (d) 0.166
  7. 7.5.8 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1566 (b) 1.566 (c) 15.66 (d) 156.6
  8. 8.5.9 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.55 (b) 265.5 (c) 2.655 (d) 0.2655
  9. 9.6.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 372 (c) 0.372 (d) 37.2
  10. 10.4.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 141 (b) 14.1 (c) 0.141 (d) 1.41
  11. 11.0.29 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.609 (b) 0.0609 (c) 6.09 (d) 60.9
  12. 12.2.9 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0696 (b) 6.96 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.696
  13. 13.6.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.272 (b) 2.72 (c) 0.0272 (d) 27.2
  14. 14.3.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 272 (b) 0.272 (c) 27.2 (d) 2.72
  15. 15.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 0.066 (c) 0.66 (d) 6.6
  16. 16.0.83 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0664 (b) 6.64 (c) 0.664 (d) 0.00664
  17. 17.4.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 0.322 (c) 0.0322 (d) 32.2
  18. 18.0.68 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.84 (b) 0.2584 (c) 2.584 (d) 258.4
  19. 19.2.7 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 756 (c) 7.56 (d) 75.6
  20. 20.0.12 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 0.00108
  21. 21.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.00198
  22. 22.0.62 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02728 (b) 2.728 (c) 0.2728 (d) 27.28
  23. 23.1.6 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.8 (b) 0.688 (c) 6.88 (d) 688
  24. 24.0.78 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.156 (d) 0.0156
  25. 25.0.14 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.00126 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.126
  26. 26.0.91 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 0.0364 (c) 0.00364 (d) 0.364
  27. 27.0.98 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 401.8 (b) 0.4018 (c) 4.018 (d) 40.18
  28. 28.4.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0129 (b) 0.129 (c) 1.29 (d) 12.9
  29. 29.3.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 256 (c) 25.6 (d) 2.56
  30. 30.0.36 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 21.6
  31. 31.0.23 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.0368 (d) 0.368
  32. 32.5.1 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 147.9 (b) 14.79 (c) 1479 (d) 1.479
  33. 33.0.31 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00279 (b) 0.0279 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.279
  34. 34.0.99 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.891 (b) 0.00891 (c) 0.0891 (d) 8.91
  35. 35.5.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.116 (b) 0.0116 (c) 1.16 (d) 11.6
  36. 36.0.53 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0318 (b) 31.8 (c) 0.318 (d) 3.18
  37. 37.1.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.51 (b) 351 (c) 0.351 (d) 35.1
  38. 38.5.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.0336 (d) 0.336
  39. 39.0.93 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00279 (b) 0.0279 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.279
  40. 40.0.34 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0238 (b) 23.8 (c) 2.38 (d) 0.238

Answer key

  1. 1.16
  2. 28.8
  3. 2.04
  4. 225.6
  5. 40.6
  6. 16.6
  7. 15.66
  8. 26.55
  9. 37.2
  10. 14.1
  11. 6.09
  12. 6.96
  13. 2.72
  14. 27.2
  15. 0.66
  16. 0.664
  17. 3.22
  18. 25.84
  19. 75.6
  20. 0.108
  21. 0.198
  22. 2.728
  23. 68.8
  24. 0.156
  25. 0.126
  26. 0.364
  27. 40.18
  28. 1.29
  29. 25.6
  30. 2.16
  31. 3.68
  32. 147.9
  33. 0.279
  34. 0.891
  35. 1.16
  36. 3.18
  37. 35.1
  38. 3.36
  39. 0.279
  40. 2.38

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