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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 132 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) −42 (d) 66
  2. 2.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) −2
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 25
  4. 4.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 16
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  6. 6.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) −6 (d) 6
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  8. 8.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 9
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  11. 11.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 18
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −3
  13. 13.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −20
  14. 14.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 40 (c) 6 (d) 4
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  16. 16.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) −7
  17. 17.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  18. 18.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  19. 19.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 76
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 26 (c) −8 (d) 18
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) −32 (d) 42
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 17
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −3
  24. 24.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 56 (d) −10
  25. 25.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 11 (d) −7
  26. 26.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 5 (d) −5
  27. 27.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) 17 (d) −17
  28. 28.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 11
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) −25
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 20
  32. 32.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  33. 33.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 40 (d) 4
  34. 34.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 19
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 18
  37. 37.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  38. 38.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −5
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) 2
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. −42
  2. 2
  3. 7
  4. 10
  5. −4
  6. −6
  7. −15
  8. −9
  9. 9
  10. 6
  11. 8
  12. 3
  13. −10
  14. −6
  15. −15
  16. −7
  17. 4
  18. −6
  19. −32
  20. 8
  21. 32
  22. 5
  23. 13
  24. −20
  25. −17
  26. 5
  27. 17
  28. 1
  29. 25
  30. −8
  31. 14
  32. 0
  33. −4
  34. 11
  35. 4
  36. 18
  37. 0
  38. 5
  39. −8
  40. 38

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