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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 963 · 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. 1.0.99 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  2. 2.1.3 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 3.51 (c) 0.0351 (d) 35.1
  3. 3.0.92 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.56 (b) 0.3956 (c) 0.03956 (d) 3.956
  4. 4.3.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 96
  5. 5.3.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.9 (b) 6.29 (c) 0.629 (d) 629
  6. 6.9.9 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.52 (b) 0.4752 (c) 475.2 (d) 4.752
  7. 7.7.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 15.2 (c) 1.52 (d) 152
  8. 8.4.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 33.6 (c) 336 (d) 0.336
  9. 9.1.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.072 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.0072
  10. 10.0.38 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00152 (b) 0.0152 (c) 0.152 (d) 1.52
  11. 11.0.24 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.00096
  12. 12.0.49 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00441 (b) 0.0441 (c) 4.41 (d) 0.441
  13. 13.9.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0864 (b) 0.864 (c) 86.4 (d) 8.64
  14. 14.0.21 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 0.0105 (c) 1.05 (d) 10.5
  15. 15.5.4 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.026 (b) 10.26 (c) 0.1026 (d) 102.6
  16. 16.0.89 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01691 (b) 16.91 (c) 1.691 (d) 0.1691
  17. 17.9.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.546 (b) 54.6 (c) 5.46 (d) 546
  18. 18.0.23 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 0.00138 (c) 0.0138 (d) 1.38
  19. 19.7.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.0288
  20. 20.4.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 40.5 (c) 0.405 (d) 405
  21. 21.9.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 260.4 (b) 0.2604 (c) 2.604 (d) 26.04
  22. 22.0.25 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.75 (b) 97.5 (c) 0.975 (d) 0.0975
  23. 23.0.33 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 0.99 (c) 0.00099 (d) 0.0099
  24. 24.3.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 195 (b) 19.5 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.195
  25. 25.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.304 (c) 0.0304 (d) 3.04
  26. 26.0.14 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.28 (b) 0.028 (c) 0.0028 (d) 2.8
  27. 27.7.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.92 (b) 0.0292 (c) 0.292 (d) 29.2
  28. 28.1.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 45.6 (c) 456 (d) 4.56
  29. 29.8.2 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1394 (b) 1.394 (c) 139.4 (d) 13.94
  30. 30.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 12.4 (c) 124 (d) 1.24
  31. 31.0.31 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.41 (b) 34.1 (c) 0.0341 (d) 0.341
  32. 32.2.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 118.8 (b) 1.188 (c) 11.88 (d) 1188
  33. 33.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 0.66 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.066
  34. 34.6.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.44 (b) 54.4 (c) 0.0544 (d) 0.544
  35. 35.0.39 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.312 (c) 0.0312 (d) 3.12
  36. 36.8.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0696 (b) 6.96 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.696
  37. 37.6.2 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2418 (b) 241.8 (c) 24.18 (d) 2.418
  38. 38.0.86 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00344 (b) 0.344 (c) 3.44 (d) 0.0344
  39. 39.3.3 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 49.5 (c) 4.95 (d) 0.0495
  40. 40.0.55 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.5 (b) 3.85 (c) 0.0385 (d) 0.385

Answer key

  1. 3.96
  2. 3.51
  3. 3.956
  4. 9.6
  5. 62.9
  6. 47.52
  7. 15.2
  8. 33.6
  9. 0.72
  10. 0.152
  11. 0.096
  12. 0.441
  13. 8.64
  14. 1.05
  15. 10.26
  16. 1.691
  17. 54.6
  18. 0.138
  19. 2.88
  20. 40.5
  21. 26.04
  22. 9.75
  23. 0.099
  24. 19.5
  25. 3.04
  26. 0.28
  27. 2.92
  28. 45.6
  29. 139.4
  30. 12.4
  31. 3.41
  32. 118.8
  33. 0.66
  34. 5.44
  35. 3.12
  36. 6.96
  37. 24.18
  38. 0.344
  39. 4.95
  40. 3.85

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