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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 998 · 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. 1.2.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0104 (b) 10.4 (c) 0.104 (d) 1.04
  2. 2.5.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 0.156 (c) 1.56 (d) 156
  3. 3.8.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.0264 (c) 0.264 (d) 2.64
  4. 4.0.65 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 19.5 (c) 0.0195 (d) 0.195
  5. 5.2.4 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 4.32 (c) 0.0432 (d) 0.432
  6. 6.3.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 264 (d) 2.64
  7. 7.0.32 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.28 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.0128 (d) 0.00128
  8. 8.8.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.747 (b) 74.7 (c) 7.47 (d) 0.0747
  9. 9.3.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0117 (b) 0.117 (c) 1.17 (d) 11.7
  10. 10.2.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  11. 11.4.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0731 (b) 7.31 (c) 73.1 (d) 0.731
  12. 12.0.95 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.855 (b) 0.0855 (c) 8.55 (d) 0.00855
  13. 13.9.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.768 (b) 76.8 (c) 7.68 (d) 768
  14. 14.0.14 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00364 (b) 0.0364 (c) 0.364 (d) 3.64
  15. 15.0.84 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.092 (b) 0.1092 (c) 0.01092 (d) 10.92
  16. 16.0.26 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.42 (b) 0.442 (c) 44.2 (d) 0.0442
  17. 17.0.18 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.00288 (c) 0.0288 (d) 2.88
  18. 18.4.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.9 (b) 0.0129 (c) 1.29 (d) 0.129
  19. 19.0.69 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.74 (b) 3.174 (c) 317.4 (d) 0.3174
  20. 20.5.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.236 (b) 2.36 (c) 236 (d) 23.6
  21. 21.7.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.225 (b) 2.25 (c) 225 (d) 22.5
  22. 22.0.35 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.15 (b) 31.5 (c) 0.315 (d) 0.0315
  23. 23.0.46 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.368 (d) 0.0368
  24. 24.0.87 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00348 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.0348 (d) 0.348
  25. 25.2.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.92 (b) 1392 (c) 139.2 (d) 1.392
  26. 26.1.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.065 (b) 6.5 (c) 0.0065 (d) 0.65
  27. 27.0.79 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0316 (b) 0.316 (c) 31.6 (d) 3.16
  28. 28.2.1 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0714 (b) 7.14 (c) 71.4 (d) 0.714
  29. 29.6.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.1 (b) 0.0201 (c) 2.01 (d) 0.201
  30. 30.6.7 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.77 (b) 207.7 (c) 0.2077 (d) 2.077
  31. 31.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 261 (c) 2.61 (d) 0.261
  32. 32.1.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 72 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  33. 33.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 78 (c) 0.078 (d) 7.8
  34. 34.9.3 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 148.8 (b) 0.1488 (c) 14.88 (d) 1.488
  35. 35.9.1 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.456 (b) 0.1456 (c) 145.6 (d) 14.56
  36. 36.2.3 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.74 (b) 0.874 (c) 87.4 (d) 0.0874
  37. 37.0.19 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.61 (b) 0.00361 (c) 0.0361 (d) 0.361
  38. 38.0.92 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0828 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.00828 (d) 0.828
  39. 39.7.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.284 (b) 28.4 (c) 0.0284 (d) 2.84
  40. 40.0.12 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.00096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.0096

Answer key

  1. 1.04
  2. 15.6
  3. 2.64
  4. 1.95
  5. 4.32
  6. 26.4
  7. 0.128
  8. 7.47
  9. 1.17
  10. 1.92
  11. 7.31
  12. 0.855
  13. 76.8
  14. 0.364
  15. 1.092
  16. 4.42
  17. 0.288
  18. 1.29
  19. 31.74
  20. 23.6
  21. 22.5
  22. 3.15
  23. 3.68
  24. 0.348
  25. 139.2
  26. 0.65
  27. 3.16
  28. 7.14
  29. 2.01
  30. 20.77
  31. 26.1
  32. 7.2
  33. 7.8
  34. 14.88
  35. 14.56
  36. 8.74
  37. 0.361
  38. 0.828
  39. 2.84
  40. 0.096

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