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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 98 · 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. 1.0.72 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.00288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  2. 2.0.99 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.693 (b) 0.00693 (c) 6.93 (d) 0.0693
  3. 3.3.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 182.4 (b) 1824 (c) 1.824 (d) 18.24
  4. 4.4.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.322 (b) 0.0322 (c) 32.2 (d) 3.22
  5. 5.0.44 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.0088 (c) 8.8 (d) 0.88
  6. 6.2.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.087 (b) 0.87 (c) 0.0087 (d) 8.7
  7. 7.0.63 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00882 (b) 0.882 (c) 0.0882 (d) 8.82
  8. 8.1.7 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.42 (b) 442 (c) 0.442 (d) 44.2
  9. 9.5.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.84 (b) 2.784 (c) 278.4 (d) 2784
  10. 10.6.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.04 (b) 1.904 (c) 190.4 (d) 1904
  11. 11.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.123 (b) 1.23 (c) 12.3 (d) 0.0123
  12. 12.5.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 168
  13. 13.7.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.575 (b) 1575 (c) 15.75 (d) 157.5
  14. 14.5.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 162 (b) 0.162 (c) 1.62 (d) 16.2
  15. 15.2.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.47 (b) 0.147 (c) 147 (d) 14.7
  16. 16.0.93 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.65 (b) 0.00465 (c) 0.0465 (d) 0.465
  17. 17.8.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.29 (b) 72.9 (c) 729 (d) 0.729
  18. 18.0.54 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0486 (b) 4.86 (c) 48.6 (d) 0.486
  19. 19.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.91 (b) 29.1 (c) 291 (d) 0.291
  20. 20.2.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.052 (b) 52 (c) 0.52 (d) 5.2
  21. 21.2.9 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.47 (b) 124.7 (c) 0.1247 (d) 1.247
  22. 22.0.66 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.04 (b) 0.2904 (c) 0.02904 (d) 2.904
  23. 23.3.6 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1548 (b) 154.8 (c) 1.548 (d) 15.48
  24. 24.0.65 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01495 (b) 14.95 (c) 0.1495 (d) 1.495
  25. 25.9.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.736 (b) 73.6 (c) 0.0736 (d) 7.36
  26. 26.7.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3358 (b) 335.8 (c) 33.58 (d) 3.358
  27. 27.3.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 29.7 (c) 0.297 (d) 0.0297
  28. 28.0.83 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1577 (b) 15.77 (c) 0.01577 (d) 1.577
  29. 29.5.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 0.784 (c) 78.4 (d) 0.0784
  30. 30.0.87 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.6 (b) 1.566 (c) 0.1566 (d) 15.66
  31. 31.0.91 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2912 (b) 29.12 (c) 2.912 (d) 291.2
  32. 32.6.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 56.7 (c) 0.0567 (d) 5.67
  33. 33.4.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.8 (b) 0.0138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.138
  34. 34.0.66 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00528 (b) 0.0528 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.528
  35. 35.8.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 25.2 (c) 0.252 (d) 0.0252
  36. 36.1.4 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 644 (c) 64.4 (d) 0.644
  37. 37.0.99 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 465.3 (b) 0.4653 (c) 4.653 (d) 46.53
  38. 38.0.93 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.651 (b) 0.0651 (c) 65.1 (d) 6.51
  39. 39.8.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 435 (c) 4.35 (d) 43.5
  40. 40.4.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.94 (c) 9.4 (d) 0.0094

Answer key

  1. 0.288
  2. 0.693
  3. 182.4
  4. 3.22
  5. 0.88
  6. 0.87
  7. 0.882
  8. 44.2
  9. 278.4
  10. 190.4
  11. 1.23
  12. 16.8
  13. 157.5
  14. 16.2
  15. 14.7
  16. 0.465
  17. 72.9
  18. 4.86
  19. 29.1
  20. 5.2
  21. 12.47
  22. 2.904
  23. 15.48
  24. 1.495
  25. 7.36
  26. 33.58
  27. 2.97
  28. 1.577
  29. 7.84
  30. 15.66
  31. 29.12
  32. 5.67
  33. 1.38
  34. 0.528
  35. 2.52
  36. 64.4
  37. 46.53
  38. 6.51
  39. 43.5
  40. 0.94

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