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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 979 · 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. 1.8.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 252 (b) 25.2 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.252
  2. 2.8.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.85 (b) 178.5 (c) 1.785 (d) 0.1785
  3. 3.0.83 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.079 (b) 10.79 (c) 0.1079 (d) 107.9
  4. 4.0.63 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 0.756 (c) 0.00756 (d) 7.56
  5. 5.3.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.068 (d) 68
  6. 6.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 1.48 (c) 148 (d) 14.8
  7. 7.6.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 0.0504
  8. 8.2.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.44 (b) 1344 (c) 134.4 (d) 1.344
  9. 9.3.2 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 150.4 (b) 1.504 (c) 15.04 (d) 1504
  10. 10.1.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28 (b) 0.28 (c) 2.8 (d) 0.028
  11. 11.0.39 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.19 (b) 81.9 (c) 0.819 (d) 0.0819
  12. 12.3.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 279 (b) 2.79 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.279
  13. 13.0.13 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.5 (b) 0.65 (c) 0.0065 (d) 0.065
  14. 14.0.74 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.38 (b) 0.02738 (c) 2.738 (d) 0.2738
  15. 15.0.47 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.0094 (c) 0.00094 (d) 0.94
  16. 16.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 0.0304 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  17. 17.6.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 378 (c) 0.378 (d) 3.78
  18. 18.6.1 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 140.3 (b) 14.03 (c) 1.403 (d) 0.1403
  19. 19.3.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0532 (b) 5.32 (c) 0.532 (d) 53.2
  20. 20.7.7 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 215.6 (b) 2156 (c) 2.156 (d) 21.56
  21. 21.0.28 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.00196 (c) 0.0196 (d) 0.196
  22. 22.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0098 (b) 0.98 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.098
  23. 23.0.97 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.94 (b) 19.4 (c) 0.0194 (d) 0.194
  24. 24.6.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2691 (b) 2.691 (c) 26.91 (d) 269.1
  25. 25.6.7 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 207.7 (b) 20.77 (c) 2.077 (d) 2077
  26. 26.8.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.2 (b) 0.332 (c) 3.32 (d) 0.0332
  27. 27.0.85 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.425 (b) 0.0425 (c) 4.25 (d) 0.00425
  28. 28.0.54 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.0702 (c) 0.702 (d) 70.2
  29. 29.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 0.36
  30. 30.1.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.6 (b) 0.0026 (c) 0.26 (d) 0.026
  31. 31.0.64 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0768 (b) 7.68 (c) 0.768 (d) 0.00768
  32. 32.0.24 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.0336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  33. 33.0.43 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.387 (b) 3.87 (c) 0.00387 (d) 0.0387
  34. 34.7.8 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2106 (b) 2.106 (c) 21.06 (d) 210.6
  35. 35.1.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 153 (b) 0.153 (c) 1.53 (d) 15.3
  36. 36.3.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 9.24 (c) 0.0924 (d) 92.4
  37. 37.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.864 (c) 0.00864 (d) 0.0864
  38. 38.0.39 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 0.078 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.78
  39. 39.0.57 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2679 (b) 267.9 (c) 2.679 (d) 26.79
  40. 40.1.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0065 (b) 0.065 (c) 6.5 (d) 0.65

Answer key

  1. 25.2
  2. 17.85
  3. 10.79
  4. 0.756
  5. 6.8
  6. 14.8
  7. 5.04
  8. 134.4
  9. 150.4
  10. 2.8
  11. 8.19
  12. 27.9
  13. 0.65
  14. 2.738
  15. 0.094
  16. 3.04
  17. 37.8
  18. 14.03
  19. 5.32
  20. 215.6
  21. 0.196
  22. 0.98
  23. 1.94
  24. 269.1
  25. 207.7
  26. 3.32
  27. 0.425
  28. 7.02
  29. 0.036
  30. 0.26
  31. 0.768
  32. 3.36
  33. 0.387
  34. 21.06
  35. 15.3
  36. 9.24
  37. 0.864
  38. 0.78
  39. 26.79
  40. 0.65

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