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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 232 · 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 ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 49 (d) 21
  2. 2.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 1
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 7 (c) 41 (d) −31
  6. 6.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 29 (c) −7 (d) 3
  7. 7.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 57 (d) 9
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 29 (d) 39
  9. 9.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  11. 11.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 28
  12. 12.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 30
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 14 (d) −32
  14. 14.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 43 (d) −7
  15. 15.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 68 (d) −16
  16. 16.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 31
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  19. 19.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  20. 20.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 76 (c) −36 (d) 36
  21. 21.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  22. 22.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 19
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  24. 24.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) 63 (d) −15
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  26. 26.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 18 (c) −24 (d) 24
  28. 28.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) 2
  29. 29.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 91
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 6
  31. 31.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) 65 (c) −41 (d) −51
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −14 (d) −4
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 15
  34. 34.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) −16
  35. 35.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) −12 (d) 8
  36. 36.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 77 (c) −9 (d) 1
  37. 37.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 2
  39. 39.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) 26 (d) 16
  40. 40.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) −6

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. −12
  5. 31
  6. −7
  7. −9
  8. 39
  9. 2
  10. 32
  11. 4
  12. −4
  13. 32
  14. −7
  15. −16
  16. −11
  17. 33
  18. −2
  19. −6
  20. −36
  21. −20
  22. −9
  23. 22
  24. −25
  25. 23
  26. −3
  27. 24
  28. 2
  29. −13
  30. 24
  31. −51
  32. −4
  33. −1
  34. −16
  35. −2
  36. −9
  37. 5
  38. −2
  39. 16
  40. 6

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