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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 114 · 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 ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 91 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) −11
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 14 (d) −34
  3. 3.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 18
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  6. 6.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) −32
  10. 10.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 16
  12. 12.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 34
  13. 13.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 38
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 27
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) −13
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 27
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) −2 (d) 22
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 6 (c) −26 (d) 36
  19. 19.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 65 (c) −23 (d) 23
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) −13
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) −28
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) 7
  23. 23.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) 58
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 24
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 20
  26. 26.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) −18
  27. 27.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 49 (c) −9 (d) 19
  28. 28.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  29. 29.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  30. 30.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 22 (c) 0 (d) 10
  31. 31.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 20
  32. 32.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 3
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 13
  34. 34.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 15
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 5
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) 10
  37. 37.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  38. 38.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 41 (d) −29
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −19
  40. 40.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 43

Answer key

  1. −21
  2. 34
  3. 8
  4. 32
  5. −9
  6. 1
  7. −5
  8. 11
  9. −32
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. −18
  13. 2
  14. 9
  15. 13
  16. 41
  17. 22
  18. 26
  19. −23
  20. 13
  21. 28
  22. 29
  23. −36
  24. 2
  25. −2
  26. −18
  27. 9
  28. 11
  29. −2
  30. 0
  31. 20
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 13
  35. 5
  36. −10
  37. 2
  38. −29
  39. 19
  40. −1

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