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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 19 · 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 ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 62
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −14 (d) 24
  3. 3.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 9 (d) 19
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) −18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 46
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 18
  10. 10.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 11
  11. 11.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −8
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 5
  13. 13.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) −32 (d) 54
  14. 14.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) −10
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 21
  16. 16.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  17. 17.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 45
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  20. 20.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 74 (d) −22
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 10 (d) 2
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) −4
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −27
  24. 24.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −7
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  26. 26.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −11 (d) −1
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) −3
  30. 30.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −26
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 25
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) −20
  33. 33.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −27
  34. 34.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 64 (d) −44
  35. 35.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  36. 36.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) −26 (d) 66
  37. 37.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 18
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) −9
  39. 39.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 52 (d) −36
  40. 40.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) −32

Answer key

  1. −40
  2. 14
  3. −19
  4. 13
  5. 18
  6. 36
  7. 0
  8. −9
  9. 8
  10. 11
  11. −8
  12. −11
  13. −32
  14. 0
  15. 39
  16. −17
  17. −7
  18. 10
  19. −3
  20. −32
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 27
  24. −7
  25. −2
  26. −6
  27. −8
  28. −1
  29. 3
  30. −26
  31. 3
  32. 20
  33. −27
  34. −44
  35. −5
  36. −26
  37. −2
  38. 9
  39. −36
  40. −32

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