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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 120 · 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 ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 94 (d) −16
  2. 2.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) −28
  3. 3.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 71
  4. 4.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 13
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 32 (c) 46 (d) 36
  6. 6.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  7. 7.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 16 (d) 8
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 20
  9. 9.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 31
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 6
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  13. 13.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 86 (d) −8
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) 20 (c) 44 (d) −44
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 18
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  18. 18.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 95 (d) −5
  19. 19.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) −13
  21. 21.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) −11
  22. 22.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) −10 (d) 50
  23. 23.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 88 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) −10
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 14
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) −8
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) −16
  29. 29.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  30. 30.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 51
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 13 (c) 45 (d) 35
  34. 34.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 33
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 24
  36. 36.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 76 (d) −2
  37. 37.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 1 (d) −5
  38. 38.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) −18
  39. 39.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 9
  40. 40.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −8

Answer key

  1. −16
  2. 28
  3. −13
  4. 1
  5. 36
  6. −4
  7. −8
  8. 34
  9. −17
  10. −7
  11. −6
  12. 38
  13. −18
  14. 11
  15. 44
  16. 30
  17. 1
  18. −15
  19. 2
  20. −13
  21. −11
  22. −20
  23. −20
  24. 1
  25. 8
  26. −8
  27. −7
  28. 16
  29. −10
  30. −7
  31. −11
  32. 41
  33. 35
  34. 7
  35. 26
  36. −2
  37. −5
  38. −8
  39. −19
  40. 2

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