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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 962 · 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. 1.3.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0297 (b) 0.297 (c) 29.7 (d) 2.97
  2. 2.0.13 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.091 (b) 0.0091 (c) 0.91 (d) 9.1
  3. 3.0.52 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.28 (b) 0.0728 (c) 0.728 (d) 0.00728
  4. 4.1.8 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 234 (b) 0.234 (c) 2.34 (d) 23.4
  5. 5.0.71 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.497 (b) 4.97 (c) 0.0497 (d) 49.7
  6. 6.5.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.5 (b) 0.0495 (c) 4.95 (d) 0.495
  7. 7.1.6 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 384 (c) 3.84 (d) 38.4
  8. 8.0.33 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00099 (b) 0.99 (c) 0.099 (d) 0.0099
  9. 9.3.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62 (b) 0.62 (c) 6.2 (d) 0.062
  10. 10.0.13 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.77 (b) 0.377 (c) 0.00377 (d) 0.0377
  11. 11.0.92 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 0.00184 (c) 0.184 (d) 1.84
  12. 12.0.61 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.403 (b) 0.01403 (c) 0.1403 (d) 14.03
  13. 13.7.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.75 (b) 0.375 (c) 0.0375 (d) 37.5
  14. 14.0.97 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0291 (b) 0.00291 (c) 0.291 (d) 2.91
  15. 15.0.63 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.00126 (d) 0.126
  16. 16.3.2 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.56 (b) 1056 (c) 1.056 (d) 105.6
  17. 17.8.9 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.68 (b) 106.8 (c) 1.068 (d) 0.1068
  18. 18.4.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 0.387 (c) 387 (d) 38.7
  19. 19.0.47 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.94 (c) 0.0094 (d) 9.4
  20. 20.4.5 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.05 (b) 0.2205 (c) 220.5 (d) 2.205
  21. 21.9.8 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.842 (b) 28.42 (c) 284.2 (d) 2842
  22. 22.0.61 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0366 (b) 0.00366 (c) 3.66 (d) 0.366
  23. 23.3.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.2 (b) 0.342 (c) 342 (d) 3.42
  24. 24.0.96 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2304 (b) 2.304 (c) 0.02304 (d) 23.04
  25. 25.5.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.9 (b) 4.59 (c) 0.0459 (d) 0.459
  26. 26.0.55 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 214.5 (b) 21.45 (c) 2.145 (d) 0.2145
  27. 27.3.2 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 70.4 (c) 7.04 (d) 0.0704
  28. 28.0.65 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.845 (b) 0.0845 (c) 8.45 (d) 0.00845
  29. 29.1.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 0.285 (c) 2.85 (d) 285
  30. 30.0.31 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.41 (b) 0.0341 (c) 0.341 (d) 34.1
  31. 31.6.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 38.4 (c) 0.0384 (d) 0.384
  32. 32.5.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0448 (b) 0.448 (c) 44.8 (d) 4.48
  33. 33.0.53 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.212 (b) 0.0212 (c) 2.12 (d) 0.00212
  34. 34.3.9 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.741 (b) 741 (c) 7.41 (d) 74.1
  35. 35.8.1 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2997 (b) 2.997 (c) 29.97 (d) 299.7
  36. 36.1.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.5 (b) 95 (c) 0.95 (d) 0.095
  37. 37.1.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.091 (b) 0.91 (c) 9.1 (d) 91
  38. 38.3.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.6 (b) 2.66 (c) 0.266 (d) 266
  39. 39.0.41 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.287 (b) 0.0287 (c) 2.87 (d) 0.00287
  40. 40.1.3 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0182 (b) 0.182 (c) 1.82 (d) 18.2

Answer key

  1. 2.97
  2. 0.91
  3. 0.728
  4. 23.4
  5. 4.97
  6. 4.95
  7. 38.4
  8. 0.099
  9. 6.2
  10. 0.377
  11. 0.184
  12. 1.403
  13. 3.75
  14. 0.291
  15. 0.126
  16. 105.6
  17. 10.68
  18. 38.7
  19. 0.94
  20. 22.05
  21. 284.2
  22. 0.366
  23. 34.2
  24. 2.304
  25. 4.59
  26. 21.45
  27. 7.04
  28. 0.845
  29. 28.5
  30. 3.41
  31. 3.84
  32. 4.48
  33. 0.212
  34. 74.1
  35. 29.97
  36. 9.5
  37. 9.1
  38. 26.6
  39. 0.287
  40. 1.82

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