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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 982 · 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. 1.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 0.261 (c) 261 (d) 2.61
  2. 2.0.28 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.896 (b) 0.00896 (c) 8.96 (d) 0.0896
  3. 3.0.64 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.24 (b) 0.02624 (c) 0.2624 (d) 2.624
  4. 4.6.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 4.55 (c) 45.5 (d) 0.0455
  5. 5.0.97 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.37 (b) 0.2037 (c) 2.037 (d) 0.02037
  6. 6.4.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.6 (b) 0.0086 (c) 0.86 (d) 0.086
  7. 7.0.51 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.357 (b) 0.0357 (c) 3.57 (d) 35.7
  8. 8.0.24 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.0192 (c) 0.00192 (d) 0.192
  9. 9.0.46 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2208 (b) 2.208 (c) 22.08 (d) 220.8
  10. 10.4.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.8 (b) 308 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.308
  11. 11.0.75 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.25 (b) 2.925 (c) 0.2925 (d) 292.5
  12. 12.0.92 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00644 (b) 0.644 (c) 6.44 (d) 0.0644
  13. 13.0.74 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.72 (b) 207.2 (c) 0.2072 (d) 2.072
  14. 14.0.26 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0676 (b) 0.676 (c) 67.6 (d) 6.76
  15. 15.8.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.498 (b) 4.98 (c) 498 (d) 49.8
  16. 16.0.95 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.805 (b) 0.01805 (c) 18.05 (d) 0.1805
  17. 17.0.34 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.204 (c) 0.0204 (d) 0.00204
  18. 18.0.21 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.651 (b) 0.0651 (c) 65.1 (d) 6.51
  19. 19.5.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  20. 20.5.1 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 178.5 (b) 1785 (c) 1.785 (d) 17.85
  21. 21.0.84 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3108 (b) 31.08 (c) 310.8 (d) 3.108
  22. 22.5.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 0.336 (c) 3.36 (d) 0.0336
  23. 23.6.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.5 (b) 3.25 (c) 0.325 (d) 325
  24. 24.0.31 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.093 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.0093 (d) 9.3
  25. 25.0.79 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.474 (b) 0.0474 (c) 0.00474 (d) 4.74
  26. 26.4.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0368 (b) 3.68 (c) 0.368 (d) 36.8
  27. 27.0.43 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0731 (b) 0.731 (c) 73.1 (d) 7.31
  28. 28.0.95 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03895 (b) 3.895 (c) 0.3895 (d) 38.95
  29. 29.6.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 536 (c) 53.6 (d) 0.536
  30. 30.1.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.136 (c) 136 (d) 13.6
  31. 31.0.96 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.784 (b) 278.4 (c) 27.84 (d) 0.2784
  32. 32.0.52 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0208 (b) 20.8 (c) 2.08 (d) 0.208
  33. 33.0.28 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.0084 (d) 8.4
  34. 34.1.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.4 (b) 574 (c) 5.74 (d) 0.574
  35. 35.1.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  36. 36.0.47 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0376 (b) 0.376 (c) 3.76 (d) 37.6
  37. 37.0.26 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.676 (b) 0.0676 (c) 6.76 (d) 0.00676
  38. 38.3.6 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.656 (b) 16.56 (c) 0.1656 (d) 165.6
  39. 39.1.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.057 (b) 57 (c) 0.57 (d) 5.7
  40. 40.0.12 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.0084

Answer key

  1. 26.1
  2. 0.896
  3. 2.624
  4. 4.55
  5. 2.037
  6. 0.86
  7. 3.57
  8. 0.192
  9. 22.08
  10. 30.8
  11. 29.25
  12. 0.644
  13. 20.72
  14. 6.76
  15. 49.8
  16. 1.805
  17. 0.204
  18. 6.51
  19. 2.28
  20. 178.5
  21. 31.08
  22. 3.36
  23. 32.5
  24. 0.93
  25. 0.474
  26. 3.68
  27. 7.31
  28. 3.895
  29. 53.6
  30. 13.6
  31. 27.84
  32. 2.08
  33. 0.84
  34. 57.4
  35. 0.84
  36. 3.76
  37. 0.676
  38. 16.56
  39. 5.7
  40. 0.84

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