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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 949 · 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. 1.5.8 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 133.4 (b) 1334 (c) 13.34 (d) 1.334
  2. 2.0.86 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.774 (b) 0.0774 (c) 7.74 (d) 77.4
  3. 3.7.5 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2475 (b) 24.75 (c) 247.5 (d) 2.475
  4. 4.3.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.306 (b) 30.6 (c) 306 (d) 3.06
  5. 5.0.69 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 0.00276 (d) 2.76
  6. 6.0.31 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.2 (b) 0.372 (c) 0.0372 (d) 3.72
  7. 7.0.25 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.175 (b) 0.0175 (c) 1.75 (d) 17.5
  8. 8.0.17 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0085 (b) 0.085 (c) 0.00085 (d) 0.85
  9. 9.0.69 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.414 (d) 0.0414
  10. 10.4.2 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.56 (b) 0.0756 (c) 75.6 (d) 0.756
  11. 11.0.18 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 3.6
  12. 12.0.19 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 0.00076 (c) 0.076 (d) 0.0076
  13. 13.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 0.00102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.0102
  14. 14.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.0128 (d) 12.8
  15. 15.4.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.328 (b) 3.28 (c) 32.8 (d) 328
  16. 16.6.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.8 (b) 0.0248 (c) 2.48 (d) 0.248
  17. 17.4.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.3 (b) 0.423 (c) 0.0423 (d) 4.23
  18. 18.5.3 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 217.3 (b) 21.73 (c) 2.173 (d) 2173
  19. 19.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 184 (b) 18.4 (c) 1.84 (d) 0.184
  20. 20.1.9 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.361 (b) 3.61 (c) 36.1 (d) 0.0361
  21. 21.0.23 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 27.6 (d) 2.76
  22. 22.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.4 (b) 0.74 (c) 74 (d) 0.074
  23. 23.0.91 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.819 (b) 0.0819 (c) 0.00819 (d) 8.19
  24. 24.7.3 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1168 (b) 1.168 (c) 116.8 (d) 11.68
  25. 25.0.18 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.072 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.72
  26. 26.5.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.2 (b) 0.0612 (c) 6.12 (d) 0.612
  27. 27.8.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.774 (b) 774 (c) 77.4 (d) 7.74
  28. 28.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0183 (b) 0.183 (c) 1.83 (d) 0.00183
  29. 29.2.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.0176 (d) 0.176
  30. 30.9.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0776 (b) 7.76 (c) 0.776 (d) 77.6
  31. 31.3.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.122 (b) 11.22 (c) 1122 (d) 112.2
  32. 32.9.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 72.8 (c) 0.0728 (d) 7.28
  33. 33.0.59 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.21 (b) 0.01121 (c) 0.1121 (d) 1.121
  34. 34.8.7 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 295.8 (b) 2.958 (c) 2958 (d) 29.58
  35. 35.0.83 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4067 (b) 4.067 (c) 0.04067 (d) 40.67
  36. 36.0.69 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.5 (b) 0.345 (c) 0.0345 (d) 3.45
  37. 37.0.59 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.34 (b) 0.1534 (c) 153.4 (d) 1.534
  38. 38.0.49 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 29.4 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.294
  39. 39.4.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2352 (b) 23.52 (c) 2.352 (d) 235.2
  40. 40.8.2 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.4 (b) 0.984 (c) 9.84 (d) 0.0984

Answer key

  1. 133.4
  2. 7.74
  3. 247.5
  4. 30.6
  5. 0.276
  6. 3.72
  7. 1.75
  8. 0.085
  9. 4.14
  10. 7.56
  11. 0.36
  12. 0.076
  13. 0.102
  14. 1.28
  15. 32.8
  16. 2.48
  17. 4.23
  18. 217.3
  19. 18.4
  20. 3.61
  21. 2.76
  22. 7.4
  23. 0.819
  24. 116.8
  25. 0.72
  26. 6.12
  27. 77.4
  28. 0.183
  29. 1.76
  30. 7.76
  31. 112.2
  32. 7.28
  33. 1.121
  34. 295.8
  35. 4.067
  36. 3.45
  37. 15.34
  38. 2.94
  39. 23.52
  40. 9.84

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