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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 952 · 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 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 278.4 (b) 2.784 (c) 2784 (d) 27.84
  2. 2.0.49 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 0.00441 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.0441
  3. 3.0.43 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.903 (b) 90.3 (c) 9.03 (d) 0.0903
  4. 4.3.1 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.02 (b) 1302 (c) 130.2 (d) 1.302
  5. 5.0.22 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.814 (b) 0.00814 (c) 8.14 (d) 0.0814
  6. 6.0.84 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.0588 (c) 0.00588 (d) 0.588
  7. 7.8.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.4 (b) 984 (c) 9.84 (d) 0.984
  8. 8.0.91 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.459 (b) 445.9 (c) 0.4459 (d) 44.59
  9. 9.0.81 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1944 (b) 194.4 (c) 19.44 (d) 1.944
  10. 10.8.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.49 (b) 0.249 (c) 24.9 (d) 0.0249
  11. 11.8.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 24.6 (c) 246 (d) 2.46
  12. 12.4.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 193.2 (b) 19.32 (c) 1.932 (d) 1932
  13. 13.8.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.581 (b) 5.81 (c) 0.0581 (d) 58.1
  14. 14.0.74 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.182 (b) 31.82 (c) 0.3182 (d) 318.2
  15. 15.9.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.5 (b) 6.65 (c) 665 (d) 0.665
  16. 16.7.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.993 (b) 299.3 (c) 0.2993 (d) 29.93
  17. 17.0.51 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 0.0357 (c) 0.357 (d) 35.7
  18. 18.0.82 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.018 (b) 40.18 (c) 0.04018 (d) 0.4018
  19. 19.1.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0112 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.112 (d) 11.2
  20. 20.6.8 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 0.748 (c) 74.8 (d) 748
  21. 21.0.73 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0219 (b) 2.19 (c) 21.9 (d) 0.219
  22. 22.8.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.0252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.252
  23. 23.0.53 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.544 (b) 25.44 (c) 254.4 (d) 0.2544
  24. 24.0.85 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01615 (b) 0.1615 (c) 16.15 (d) 1.615
  25. 25.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.051 (c) 5.1 (d) 0.0051
  26. 26.0.91 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.28 (b) 0.728 (c) 0.0728 (d) 72.8
  27. 27.0.43 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00516 (b) 5.16 (c) 0.0516 (d) 0.516
  28. 28.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.188 (d) 18.8
  29. 29.9.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 0.0282 (c) 28.2 (d) 0.282
  30. 30.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 0.0256 (c) 25.6 (d) 2.56
  31. 31.5.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0472 (b) 0.472 (c) 47.2 (d) 4.72
  32. 32.0.17 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 1.36 (c) 0.136 (d) 13.6
  33. 33.0.71 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.84 (b) 0.284 (c) 0.0284 (d) 0.00284
  34. 34.4.8 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.92 (b) 1392 (c) 1.392 (d) 139.2
  35. 35.0.61 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.22 (b) 0.122 (c) 0.0122 (d) 12.2
  36. 36.0.66 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 1.98 (c) 19.8 (d) 0.198
  37. 37.7.3 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 102.2 (b) 10.22 (c) 1.022 (d) 0.1022
  38. 38.9.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.873 (b) 0.0873 (c) 87.3 (d) 8.73
  39. 39.2.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 147 (b) 0.147 (c) 1.47 (d) 14.7
  40. 40.0.94 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00376 (b) 3.76 (c) 0.376 (d) 0.0376

Answer key

  1. 278.4
  2. 0.441
  3. 9.03
  4. 130.2
  5. 0.814
  6. 0.588
  7. 98.4
  8. 44.59
  9. 19.44
  10. 2.49
  11. 24.6
  12. 193.2
  13. 5.81
  14. 31.82
  15. 66.5
  16. 29.93
  17. 3.57
  18. 4.018
  19. 1.12
  20. 74.8
  21. 2.19
  22. 2.52
  23. 25.44
  24. 1.615
  25. 0.51
  26. 7.28
  27. 0.516
  28. 1.88
  29. 2.82
  30. 2.56
  31. 4.72
  32. 1.36
  33. 0.284
  34. 139.2
  35. 1.22
  36. 1.98
  37. 10.22
  38. 8.73
  39. 14.7
  40. 0.376

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