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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 134 · 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 ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) −40
  2. 2.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 18 (d) 16
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) −24
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 13 (d) 15
  6. 6.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 17 (d) 5
  8. 8.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 49 (d) 27
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 20
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 5
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 21 (c) 53 (d) 43
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) −21
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) −16
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 29
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 16
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 45
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 50
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 6
  20. 20.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 6
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) −9 (d) 9
  22. 22.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 55 (c) −33 (d) 33
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) −39 (d) 39
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 15
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) 40
  26. 26.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 47 (c) −13 (d) 13
  27. 27.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 74 (d) −34
  28. 28.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) −16 (c) 60 (d) 26
  29. 29.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 67 (d) −25
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 23
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 5
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 6
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 25 (c) 3 (d) −3
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 0 (d) 26
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 28 (d) −40
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 27 (d) −17
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) −7
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23

Answer key

  1. −40
  2. 16
  3. −7
  4. 24
  5. 15
  6. −6
  7. −5
  8. 27
  9. 12
  10. −1
  11. 43
  12. 21
  13. −16
  14. 19
  15. 8
  16. −19
  17. 6
  18. 0
  19. 4
  20. −10
  21. 9
  22. −33
  23. 39
  24. 3
  25. 40
  26. −13
  27. −34
  28. −26
  29. −25
  30. 31
  31. 3
  32. −4
  33. −8
  34. 3
  35. 16
  36. 40
  37. −1
  38. 17
  39. 7
  40. 13

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