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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 977 · 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. 1.0.79 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.316 (b) 0.00316 (c) 3.16 (d) 0.0316
  2. 2.4.7 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.93 (b) 893 (c) 0.893 (d) 89.3
  3. 3.0.33 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.54 (b) 0.1254 (c) 1.254 (d) 0.01254
  4. 4.0.74 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.592 (b) 0.0592 (c) 5.92 (d) 0.00592
  5. 5.0.92 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02484 (b) 0.2484 (c) 24.84 (d) 2.484
  6. 6.8.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 131.2 (c) 1.312 (d) 13.12
  7. 7.9.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.209 (b) 12.09 (c) 1209 (d) 120.9
  8. 8.0.65 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.55 (b) 305.5 (c) 0.3055 (d) 3.055
  9. 9.7.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3256 (b) 325.6 (c) 32.56 (d) 3.256
  10. 10.3.4 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 0.748 (c) 74.8 (d) 748
  11. 11.0.31 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0527 (b) 0.00527 (c) 0.527 (d) 5.27
  12. 12.8.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.241 (b) 224.1 (c) 2241 (d) 22.41
  13. 13.0.12 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 0.0312 (c) 0.00312 (d) 3.12
  14. 14.6.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.25 (b) 32.5 (c) 0.325 (d) 0.0325
  15. 15.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.9 (b) 0.279 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.0279
  16. 16.0.42 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 0.00756 (c) 0.756 (d) 7.56
  17. 17.7.8 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 109.2 (b) 1.092 (c) 10.92 (d) 1092
  18. 18.0.66 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.036 (b) 30.36 (c) 303.6 (d) 0.3036
  19. 19.0.23 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.0184
  20. 20.8.8 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4224 (b) 422.4 (c) 42.24 (d) 4.224
  21. 21.0.29 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00232 (b) 2.32 (c) 0.0232 (d) 0.232
  22. 22.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 0.245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.0245
  23. 23.3.7 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1776 (b) 17.76 (c) 177.6 (d) 1.776
  24. 24.2.2 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81.4 (b) 0.814 (c) 814 (d) 8.14
  25. 25.0.54 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.674 (b) 0.1674 (c) 16.74 (d) 0.01674
  26. 26.1.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.24 (d) 0.024
  27. 27.0.37 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.591 (b) 159.1 (c) 0.1591 (d) 15.91
  28. 28.9.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.0384 (c) 38.4 (d) 0.384
  29. 29.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 20.7 (c) 0.207 (d) 2.07
  30. 30.8.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0328 (b) 3.28 (c) 32.8 (d) 0.328
  31. 31.2.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  32. 32.0.29 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 17.4 (c) 0.174 (d) 0.0174
  33. 33.6.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 192
  34. 34.0.15 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 4.95 (c) 0.00495 (d) 0.495
  35. 35.0.74 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2516 (b) 0.02516 (c) 25.16 (d) 2.516
  36. 36.0.89 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.178 (b) 0.00178 (c) 1.78 (d) 0.0178
  37. 37.0.27 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.81 (b) 0.0081 (c) 0.00081 (d) 0.081
  38. 38.0.67 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.479 (b) 24.79 (c) 247.9 (d) 0.2479
  39. 39.7.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.648 (b) 364.8 (c) 36.48 (d) 3648
  40. 40.9.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 846 (b) 84.6 (c) 8.46 (d) 0.846

Answer key

  1. 0.316
  2. 89.3
  3. 1.254
  4. 0.592
  5. 2.484
  6. 13.12
  7. 120.9
  8. 30.55
  9. 325.6
  10. 74.8
  11. 0.527
  12. 224.1
  13. 0.312
  14. 3.25
  15. 2.79
  16. 0.756
  17. 109.2
  18. 30.36
  19. 1.84
  20. 42.24
  21. 0.232
  22. 2.45
  23. 177.6
  24. 81.4
  25. 1.674
  26. 2.4
  27. 15.91
  28. 3.84
  29. 2.07
  30. 3.28
  31. 9.6
  32. 1.74
  33. 19.2
  34. 0.495
  35. 2.516
  36. 0.178
  37. 0.081
  38. 24.79
  39. 364.8
  40. 84.6

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