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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 994 · 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. 1.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.234 (d) 234
  2. 2.4.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.8 (b) 2.58 (c) 0.258 (d) 258
  3. 3.9.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 3.84 (c) 384 (d) 38.4
  4. 4.0.47 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 3.76 (c) 0.00376 (d) 0.0376
  5. 5.0.59 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00413 (b) 0.0413 (c) 0.413 (d) 4.13
  6. 6.0.63 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1008 (b) 100.8 (c) 10.08 (d) 1.008
  7. 7.9.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.582 (b) 58.2 (c) 5.82 (d) 582
  8. 8.0.29 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 0.116 (c) 11.6 (d) 1.16
  9. 9.0.26 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 0.0208 (d) 20.8
  10. 10.3.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 0.0396 (c) 39.6 (d) 0.396
  11. 11.3.9 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.794 (b) 179.4 (c) 1794 (d) 17.94
  12. 12.0.36 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.00144 (d) 0.144
  13. 13.0.96 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.0192 (d) 0.192
  14. 14.0.98 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.6 (b) 0.686 (c) 0.0686 (d) 6.86
  15. 15.5.6 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.64 (b) 1.064 (c) 106.4 (d) 1064
  16. 16.2.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 0.168 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.0168
  17. 17.3.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 15.6 (d) 156
  18. 18.8.6 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1376 (b) 13.76 (c) 137.6 (d) 1.376
  19. 19.0.66 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 5.94 (c) 0.594 (d) 0.00594
  20. 20.0.29 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.2 (b) 0.232 (c) 2.32 (d) 0.0232
  21. 21.6.4 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.4 (b) 1.344 (c) 0.1344 (d) 13.44
  22. 22.0.48 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.0144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  23. 23.1.7 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.697 (b) 6.97 (c) 0.0697 (d) 69.7
  24. 24.8.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.64 (b) 66.4 (c) 0.664 (d) 664
  25. 25.4.9 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 225.4 (b) 2254 (c) 22.54 (d) 2.254
  26. 26.1.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.7 (b) 57 (c) 0.57 (d) 0.057
  27. 27.2.6 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 4.68 (c) 468 (d) 46.8
  28. 28.6.8 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.96 (b) 149.6 (c) 1496 (d) 1.496
  29. 29.2.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.0126 (d) 1.26
  30. 30.0.35 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0245 (b) 0.00245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.245
  31. 31.4.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.2 (b) 82 (c) 0.82 (d) 0.082
  32. 32.4.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 8.6 (c) 86 (d) 0.086
  33. 33.4.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 336 (d) 33.6
  34. 34.1.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.0072
  35. 35.6.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0272 (b) 2.72 (c) 0.272 (d) 27.2
  36. 36.0.49 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2303 (b) 2.303 (c) 230.3 (d) 23.03
  37. 37.0.49 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.343 (b) 34.3 (c) 3.43 (d) 0.0343
  38. 38.2.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0135 (b) 0.135 (c) 1.35 (d) 13.5
  39. 39.0.28 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.00112 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  40. 40.0.25 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.75 (b) 0.375 (c) 37.5 (d) 0.0375

Answer key

  1. 23.4
  2. 25.8
  3. 38.4
  4. 0.376
  5. 0.413
  6. 10.08
  7. 58.2
  8. 1.16
  9. 2.08
  10. 3.96
  11. 179.4
  12. 0.144
  13. 1.92
  14. 6.86
  15. 106.4
  16. 1.68
  17. 15.6
  18. 13.76
  19. 0.594
  20. 2.32
  21. 13.44
  22. 1.44
  23. 6.97
  24. 66.4
  25. 225.4
  26. 5.7
  27. 46.8
  28. 149.6
  29. 1.26
  30. 0.245
  31. 8.2
  32. 8.6
  33. 33.6
  34. 0.72
  35. 2.72
  36. 23.03
  37. 3.43
  38. 1.35
  39. 0.112
  40. 3.75

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