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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 135 · 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 ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 53 (c) −19 (d) 19
  2. 2.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 51 (c) 13 (d) −3
  3. 3.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 50 (c) 26 (d) 16
  4. 4.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 1
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) −4
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 26
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) −8
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 13 (d) −1
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) 3
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  12. 12.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) 16
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  14. 14.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 21
  15. 15.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 41 (d) 15
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  17. 17.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 2
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 36
  19. 19.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 18
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) −28 (d) 38
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 22
  22. 22.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  23. 23.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) −17 (d) 7
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 37
  26. 26.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 46 (d) 24
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 3
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 1
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 26 (c) 14 (d) 4
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 14 (d) 16
  31. 31.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 50 (c) −20 (d) −30
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 37 (d) −27
  33. 33.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) −42
  34. 34.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 10
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  36. 36.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 72 (c) −34 (d) −44
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 17
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 19 (d) −33
  39. 39.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 84 (c) 26 (d) −26
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 14 (d) 22

Answer key

  1. −19
  2. 3
  3. 16
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 28
  7. 8
  8. −4
  9. −11
  10. 3
  11. 10
  12. −16
  13. −11
  14. −21
  15. 15
  16. −11
  17. −8
  18. 26
  19. 8
  20. 28
  21. 16
  22. −9
  23. −7
  24. 4
  25. 27
  26. −24
  27. −7
  28. −9
  29. 4
  30. 16
  31. −30
  32. 27
  33. −42
  34. −2
  35. 15
  36. −44
  37. 9
  38. 33
  39. −26
  40. 12

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