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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 147 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) −28
  2. 2.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 21
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 20
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 24
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 14 (d) 26
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 3
  8. 8.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −4 (c) 18 (d) −18
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) −47 (d) 23
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) −25
  12. 12.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 68 (b) −52 (c) −42 (d) 52
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 16
  14. 14.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 24 (d) 6
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  16. 16.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 2
  19. 19.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 2
  20. 20.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 42 (c) 18 (d) −8
  21. 21.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 19 (d) 3
  23. 23.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −5
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 26
  25. 25.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) 13
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) −30
  27. 27.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  28. 28.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 24
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) −21
  32. 32.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −3
  34. 34.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 65 (c) −43 (d) −53
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  36. 36.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) −16
  37. 37.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) −16
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  39. 39.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) 9
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. −28
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 14
  5. 26
  6. 8
  7. −3
  8. −4
  9. 18
  10. 47
  11. 25
  12. −52
  13. −2
  14. −6
  15. 2
  16. −2
  17. 5
  18. −2
  19. 2
  20. 8
  21. 2
  22. −3
  23. 5
  24. 16
  25. 13
  26. 30
  27. −9
  28. −5
  29. 22
  30. 4
  31. 21
  32. −12
  33. 3
  34. −53
  35. 14
  36. −6
  37. −16
  38. 17
  39. 9
  40. 11

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