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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 190 · 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.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 30
  2. 2.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 49 (c) −29 (d) −19
  3. 3.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 63
  4. 4.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  5. 5.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 52
  6. 6.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 11
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) 13
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 47
  11. 11.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 36
  13. 13.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) −21
  14. 14.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 30 (d) 16
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) −5
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 26 (d) 18
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 10
  21. 21.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 87
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) −5 (d) 5
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  24. 24.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  25. 25.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  27. 27.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 5
  30. 30.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 41
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 37 (c) 13 (d) 47
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 30
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 23
  35. 35.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 71 (d) −33
  36. 36.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 27 (d) 37
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) −8
  39. 39.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  40. 40.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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