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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 20 · 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 ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 34
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 15
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) −2
  4. 4.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 70 (c) −10 (d) 20
  5. 5.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −35 (c) −25 (d) 35
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −1
  7. 7.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) −19
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) −12
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 19
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 4 (d) 2
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 10 (d) 30
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) −19
  16. 16.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 82 (c) −6 (d) 6
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 15
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 22 (c) −46 (d) 56
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) −4
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 26
  21. 21.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 35 (d) −17
  22. 22.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 49
  23. 23.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 2
  24. 24.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) 46 (d) 36
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) 16
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 26
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  28. 28.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 17
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 21
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 22 (d) 44
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 11
  32. 32.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 42
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 21
  34. 34.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) −9
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 2
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) −1
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −37
  39. 39.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. −16
  2. 5
  3. 20
  4. 10
  5. −35
  6. 11
  7. 2
  8. 19
  9. 12
  10. 35
  11. 2
  12. −4
  13. 3
  14. 30
  15. 19
  16. −6
  17. 33
  18. 46
  19. 4
  20. 26
  21. −17
  22. 3
  23. −8
  24. 36
  25. 6
  26. 16
  27. 39
  28. 5
  29. 33
  30. 34
  31. 1
  32. 8
  33. 3
  34. −9
  35. −8
  36. −6
  37. −1
  38. 37
  39. −7
  40. −3

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