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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 107 · 40 questions
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The trick (Cross zero): Warmer or more money: move up the number line. Colder or spending: move down. Crossing zero: count the steps to 0 first, then the steps left over. The gap between a number below zero and one above zero: add the two distances from 0.

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  1. 1.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 84 (d) −14
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  3. 3.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 45
  4. 4.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) −30 (c) 50 (d) 40
  5. 5.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 34 (d) 10
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) 17
  7. 7.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 9
  8. 8.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 85
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 69 (d) −11
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) −1 (c) 29 (d) 19
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) −3
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 5 (d) 33
  16. 16.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) −6
  17. 17.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 16
  19. 19.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 5 (d) 11
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) −21 (d) 31
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  22. 22.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 46
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 37
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 43
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) −29
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 0
  29. 29.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) −12
  31. 31.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 67 (c) −53 (d) −43
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 5
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  34. 34.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 64 (d) −16
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 11 (d) 25
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 9
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 28
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 18
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 11 (d) −33

Answer key

  1. −14
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. −40
  5. 10
  6. 17
  7. −15
  8. −29
  9. 20
  10. −21
  11. 19
  12. −3
  13. −7
  14. 11
  15. 23
  16. −6
  17. −10
  18. −4
  19. −11
  20. 21
  21. −7
  22. −2
  23. 36
  24. 14
  25. 27
  26. 33
  27. 29
  28. 0
  29. 0
  30. 12
  31. −53
  32. −9
  33. −6
  34. −26
  35. 25
  36. 5
  37. 18
  38. 18
  39. −2
  40. 33

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