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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 936 · 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. 1.3.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.22 (b) 22.2 (c) 0.222 (d) 0.0222
  2. 2.1.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.74 (b) 574 (c) 57.4 (d) 0.574
  3. 3.0.57 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.24 (b) 1.824 (c) 0.1824 (d) 182.4
  4. 4.0.62 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00372 (b) 0.0372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.372
  5. 5.7.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 304 (c) 0.304 (d) 30.4
  6. 6.8.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 339.3 (b) 33.93 (c) 3.393 (d) 3393
  7. 7.0.45 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.00405 (c) 0.0405 (d) 0.405
  8. 8.0.77 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 0.00154 (c) 0.0154 (d) 0.154
  9. 9.9.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 87.3 (b) 873 (c) 8.73 (d) 0.873
  10. 10.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  11. 11.4.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.46 (b) 24.6 (c) 0.246 (d) 246
  12. 12.9.1 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.39 (b) 2.639 (c) 263.9 (d) 2639
  13. 13.0.51 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.102 (d) 10.2
  14. 14.4.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.05 (b) 0.205 (c) 205 (d) 20.5
  15. 15.0.79 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.58 (b) 15.8 (c) 0.158 (d) 0.0158
  16. 16.8.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 57.4 (c) 574 (d) 5.74
  17. 17.0.33 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 2.31 (c) 0.0231 (d) 0.231
  18. 18.0.52 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01664 (b) 16.64 (c) 1.664 (d) 0.1664
  19. 19.1.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 0.056 (c) 5.6 (d) 56
  20. 20.3.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.22 (b) 222 (c) 0.222 (d) 22.2
  21. 21.8.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.324 (c) 0.0324 (d) 32.4
  22. 22.0.82 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01886 (b) 1.886 (c) 0.1886 (d) 18.86
  23. 23.6.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.366 (b) 36.6 (c) 366 (d) 3.66
  24. 24.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.0576 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  25. 25.5.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 246.4 (b) 2.464 (c) 2464 (d) 24.64
  26. 26.0.41 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1558 (b) 15.58 (c) 155.8 (d) 1.558
  27. 27.4.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.329 (b) 0.0329 (c) 32.9 (d) 3.29
  28. 28.0.51 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.306 (b) 3.06 (c) 0.0306 (d) 30.6
  29. 29.0.18 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.84 (b) 0.684 (c) 0.00684 (d) 0.0684
  30. 30.2.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.078 (c) 0.0078 (d) 7.8
  31. 31.0.29 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 0.116 (c) 1.16 (d) 0.00116
  32. 32.0.95 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 389.5 (b) 3.895 (c) 38.95 (d) 0.3895
  33. 33.4.7 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.11 (b) 0.611 (c) 0.0611 (d) 61.1
  34. 34.0.67 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.268 (b) 0.0268 (c) 2.68 (d) 0.00268
  35. 35.2.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0069 (b) 0.069 (c) 6.9 (d) 0.69
  36. 36.8.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 176 (b) 17.6 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.176
  37. 37.0.15 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.85 (b) 58.5 (c) 0.0585 (d) 0.585
  38. 38.6.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.252 (c) 252 (d) 25.2
  39. 39.3.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 0.0148 (c) 14.8 (d) 0.148
  40. 40.6.7 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.74 (b) 0.1474 (c) 147.4 (d) 1.474

Answer key

  1. 2.22
  2. 57.4
  3. 18.24
  4. 0.372
  5. 30.4
  6. 339.3
  7. 0.405
  8. 0.154
  9. 87.3
  10. 1.08
  11. 24.6
  12. 263.9
  13. 1.02
  14. 20.5
  15. 1.58
  16. 57.4
  17. 2.31
  18. 1.664
  19. 5.6
  20. 22.2
  21. 3.24
  22. 1.886
  23. 36.6
  24. 5.76
  25. 246.4
  26. 15.58
  27. 3.29
  28. 3.06
  29. 0.684
  30. 0.78
  31. 0.116
  32. 38.95
  33. 6.11
  34. 0.268
  35. 0.69
  36. 17.6
  37. 5.85
  38. 25.2
  39. 1.48
  40. 14.74

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