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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 973 · 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. 1.0.32 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.28 (b) 0.0128 (c) 0.128 (d) 0.00128
  2. 2.0.32 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1024 (b) 1.024 (c) 10.24 (d) 102.4
  3. 3.0.45 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.75 (b) 1.575 (c) 157.5 (d) 0.1575
  4. 4.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.123 (b) 1.23 (c) 0.0123 (d) 12.3
  5. 5.7.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 15.2 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.0152
  6. 6.0.32 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 2.56 (c) 25.6 (d) 0.0256
  7. 7.6.7 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.479 (b) 247.9 (c) 24.79 (d) 0.2479
  8. 8.2.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  9. 9.8.9 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.848 (b) 28.48 (c) 0.2848 (d) 284.8
  10. 10.0.88 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 114.4 (b) 11.44 (c) 0.1144 (d) 1.144
  11. 11.0.58 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 0.116 (c) 11.6 (d) 1.16
  12. 12.8.7 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.088 (b) 208.8 (c) 2088 (d) 20.88
  13. 13.3.5 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0665 (b) 6.65 (c) 66.5 (d) 0.665
  14. 14.8.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.623 (b) 62.3 (c) 623 (d) 6.23
  15. 15.0.14 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.6 (b) 0.0196 (c) 0.196 (d) 1.96
  16. 16.8.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2816 (b) 2.816 (c) 281.6 (d) 28.16
  17. 17.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.6 (b) 3.76 (c) 0.376 (d) 376
  18. 18.1.9 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.37 (b) 43.7 (c) 0.437 (d) 437
  19. 19.0.36 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.0108
  20. 20.5.3 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.802 (b) 1802 (c) 180.2 (d) 18.02
  21. 21.1.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  22. 22.0.48 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.96
  23. 23.0.15 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00735 (b) 0.735 (c) 7.35 (d) 0.0735
  24. 24.7.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 6.48 (d) 648
  25. 25.0.68 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.612 (c) 0.00612 (d) 0.0612
  26. 26.5.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 196.1 (b) 19.61 (c) 1961 (d) 1.961
  27. 27.0.12 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 0.0024 (c) 2.4 (d) 0.024
  28. 28.5.1 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.8 (b) 14.28 (c) 1428 (d) 1.428
  29. 29.2.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 184 (d) 18.4
  30. 30.1.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.32 (c) 3.2 (d) 32
  31. 31.0.83 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.47 (b) 0.0747 (c) 0.747 (d) 0.00747
  32. 32.0.17 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0782 (b) 0.782 (c) 0.00782 (d) 7.82
  33. 33.0.77 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2772 (b) 0.02772 (c) 2.772 (d) 27.72
  34. 34.0.81 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.701 (b) 0.01701 (c) 0.1701 (d) 17.01
  35. 35.0.31 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.82 (b) 0.682 (c) 0.00682 (d) 0.0682
  36. 36.9.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.8 (b) 3.88 (c) 0.388 (d) 388
  37. 37.0.26 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 0.156 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.00156
  38. 38.0.94 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.188 (d) 0.00188
  39. 39.0.72 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1656 (b) 1.656 (c) 165.6 (d) 16.56
  40. 40.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 0.148 (c) 148 (d) 14.8

Answer key

  1. 0.128
  2. 10.24
  3. 15.75
  4. 1.23
  5. 1.52
  6. 2.56
  7. 24.79
  8. 1.12
  9. 28.48
  10. 11.44
  11. 1.16
  12. 208.8
  13. 6.65
  14. 62.3
  15. 1.96
  16. 281.6
  17. 37.6
  18. 43.7
  19. 1.08
  20. 180.2
  21. 0.36
  22. 0.96
  23. 0.735
  24. 64.8
  25. 0.612
  26. 196.1
  27. 0.24
  28. 142.8
  29. 18.4
  30. 3.2
  31. 0.747
  32. 0.782
  33. 2.772
  34. 1.701
  35. 0.682
  36. 38.8
  37. 0.156
  38. 0.188
  39. 16.56
  40. 14.8

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