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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 997 · 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. 1.2.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.6 (b) 0.476 (c) 476 (d) 4.76
  2. 2.8.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0243 (b) 2.43 (c) 0.243 (d) 24.3
  3. 3.6.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 75.6 (c) 0.0756 (d) 7.56
  4. 4.8.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.079 (b) 0.1079 (c) 10.79 (d) 107.9
  5. 5.5.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.348 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.0348 (d) 34.8
  6. 6.0.77 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.5 (b) 0.0385 (c) 0.385 (d) 3.85
  7. 7.0.42 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 1.512 (c) 0.01512 (d) 15.12
  8. 8.4.2 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.34 (b) 113.4 (c) 1134 (d) 1.134
  9. 9.0.83 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 99.6 (b) 0.0996 (c) 0.996 (d) 9.96
  10. 10.3.6 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.728 (b) 17.28 (c) 172.8 (d) 0.1728
  11. 11.7.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.57 (b) 0.0657 (c) 0.657 (d) 65.7
  12. 12.0.73 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00511 (b) 0.511 (c) 5.11 (d) 0.0511
  13. 13.5.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  14. 14.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0165 (b) 1.65 (c) 0.00165 (d) 0.165
  15. 15.0.87 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03045 (b) 30.45 (c) 0.3045 (d) 3.045
  16. 16.0.93 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2325 (b) 23.25 (c) 0.02325 (d) 2.325
  17. 17.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 232 (b) 23.2 (c) 2.32 (d) 0.232
  18. 18.6.6 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2508 (b) 25.08 (c) 2.508 (d) 250.8
  19. 19.0.43 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0688 (b) 0.00688 (c) 0.688 (d) 6.88
  20. 20.2.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.0216
  21. 21.2.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.087 (b) 0.0087 (c) 0.87 (d) 8.7
  22. 22.0.73 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.774 (b) 0.2774 (c) 277.4 (d) 27.74
  23. 23.0.23 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.52 (b) 0.552 (c) 0.0552 (d) 55.2
  24. 24.0.73 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.7 (b) 0.0657 (c) 6.57 (d) 0.657
  25. 25.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 0.441 (c) 0.0441 (d) 44.1
  26. 26.0.39 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.00156
  27. 27.3.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 0.234 (c) 2.34 (d) 234
  28. 28.1.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 22.8 (c) 0.228 (d) 228
  29. 29.0.97 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2134 (b) 21.34 (c) 213.4 (d) 2.134
  30. 30.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.36 (b) 0.00736 (c) 0.736 (d) 0.0736
  31. 31.5.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.62 (b) 106.2 (c) 1062 (d) 1.062
  32. 32.9.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.46 (b) 0.0846 (c) 84.6 (d) 0.846
  33. 33.4.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 13.44 (c) 134.4 (d) 1.344
  34. 34.0.34 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.816 (b) 81.6 (c) 8.16 (d) 0.0816
  35. 35.8.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.666 (b) 0.2666 (c) 266.6 (d) 26.66
  36. 36.0.63 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0441 (b) 44.1 (c) 4.41 (d) 0.441
  37. 37.0.19 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00323 (b) 0.0323 (c) 0.323 (d) 3.23
  38. 38.0.37 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.44 (b) 44.4 (c) 0.0444 (d) 0.444
  39. 39.2.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.783 (b) 7.83 (c) 783 (d) 78.3
  40. 40.0.94 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.38 (b) 0.2538 (c) 0.02538 (d) 2.538

Answer key

  1. 47.6
  2. 2.43
  3. 7.56
  4. 10.79
  5. 3.48
  6. 3.85
  7. 1.512
  8. 113.4
  9. 9.96
  10. 17.28
  11. 6.57
  12. 0.511
  13. 1.08
  14. 0.165
  15. 3.045
  16. 2.325
  17. 23.2
  18. 25.08
  19. 0.688
  20. 2.16
  21. 0.87
  22. 27.74
  23. 5.52
  24. 6.57
  25. 4.41
  26. 0.156
  27. 23.4
  28. 22.8
  29. 21.34
  30. 0.736
  31. 106.2
  32. 8.46
  33. 13.44
  34. 8.16
  35. 26.66
  36. 4.41
  37. 0.323
  38. 4.44
  39. 78.3
  40. 2.538

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