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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 128 · 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 ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 84 (d) −10
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 16
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 16
  4. 4.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 10
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −3 (d) 19
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 9
  9. 9.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  10. 10.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 54 (c) 30 (d) −20
  11. 11.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 54 (d) −18
  12. 12.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 22
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  14. 14.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 18
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 19
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 4
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 7
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 31
  21. 21.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 72 (c) 22 (d) −22
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  23. 23.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 12
  24. 24.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 22
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 52 (d) −42
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 27
  27. 27.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 23
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 30
  30. 30.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) −20
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 16
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 2
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 41
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) −15 (d) 15
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 47
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  38. 38.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) 30
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 3
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. −20
  2. 2
  3. 8
  4. −10
  5. 19
  6. −17
  7. 5
  8. 9
  9. 1
  10. −30
  11. −28
  12. −4
  13. −16
  14. −18
  15. 23
  16. −6
  17. −16
  18. 4
  19. −3
  20. 21
  21. −22
  22. 13
  23. 2
  24. −8
  25. 42
  26. 3
  27. −11
  28. 14
  29. 30
  30. −10
  31. 6
  32. −8
  33. 31
  34. 4
  35. 15
  36. 37
  37. −15
  38. 20
  39. −5
  40. 12

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