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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 129 · 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 ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 84 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) −12
  2. 2.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 16 (d) 12
  3. 3.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 3
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 45 (c) 15 (d) −5
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 6
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 14
  8. 8.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 20
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 18 (c) −40 (d) 40
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 38 (d) −38
  14. 14.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 90 (d) 24
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 42
  16. 16.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 14
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) −26
  18. 18.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 84 (d) −6
  19. 19.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 32 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 3
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) 4
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) −2 (d) −12
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) −9
  24. 24.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) −8
  25. 25.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 5 (d) 21
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 12 (d) 40
  28. 28.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 5
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 6
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 23 (d) 1
  32. 32.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  33. 33.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 7
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
  35. 35.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 28
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 9
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 30
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) −11
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 19
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23

Answer key

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

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