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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 200 · 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 ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 38
  2. 2.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 44
  3. 3.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) −8
  5. 5.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 76 (d) 14
  6. 6.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 15
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 13
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  10. 10.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 38 (d) −8
  11. 11.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) −19
  13. 13.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 16
  14. 14.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −11
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 24
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 26
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 18
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −44 (c) 44 (d) 54
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  20. 20.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) −13 (d) 13
  22. 22.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) 5 (d) 31
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  24. 24.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 10
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −2
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) −22 (d) 32
  27. 27.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  28. 28.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) −20 (d) −30
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −42 (c) 52 (d) 26
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  31. 31.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) −36
  32. 32.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 21
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 16
  34. 34.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) 13 (c) 23 (d) 9
  35. 35.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 21
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) 15
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 13
  39. 39.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 70 (c) 28 (d) −28
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 29 (d) 41

Answer key

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

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