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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 124 · 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 ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 77 (d) −17
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 19
  3. 3.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 45 (d) −9
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −16 (d) −6
  5. 5.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 8 (d) −8
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 1
  7. 7.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 11
  8. 8.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 17
  9. 9.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 30 (d) 4
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 15
  11. 11.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 77 (d) −43
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 35 (d) −25
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 10
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 10
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −5
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 32
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 40
  18. 18.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 11
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) −19
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) −1
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) −41
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 25 (d) 13
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 5
  24. 24.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 50 (d) −38
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 17
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) 17 (d) 39
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −13 (d) −3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 82 (c) −4 (d) −14
  30. 30.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −50 (c) −40 (d) 50
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 8 (d) −6
  32. 32.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 56 (d) −26
  33. 33.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 48 (c) −12 (d) 12
  34. 34.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 10
  35. 35.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 73 (c) −33 (d) −43
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 27
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 17
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 21 (d) 1
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) −39
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 26

Answer key

  1. −27
  2. 13
  3. −9
  4. −16
  5. 8
  6. 21
  7. −3
  8. −11
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. −43
  12. 25
  13. 34
  14. 26
  15. 17
  16. 8
  17. 40
  18. 11
  19. −19
  20. 1
  21. 41
  22. 3
  23. 21
  24. −38
  25. 38
  26. 21
  27. 39
  28. −3
  29. −14
  30. −50
  31. −16
  32. −26
  33. −12
  34. −8
  35. −43
  36. 7
  37. 35
  38. −1
  39. 39
  40. 26

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