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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 27 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 53
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −6 (d) 4
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 41
  4. 4.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 20
  5. 5.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  7. 7.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) −8
  9. 9.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 6 (c) −18 (d) 18
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 9
  12. 12.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 57
  13. 13.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 47
  14. 14.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 88 (c) 28 (d) −28
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 4
  16. 16.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  18. 18.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  19. 19.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 11 (d) −19
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 3
  21. 21.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 19
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −2
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) 21
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) −14
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) −7 (d) 17
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 38
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) −14
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  30. 30.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 8
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 17
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  35. 35.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) −22 (c) 22 (d) 32
  36. 36.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) −10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) −1
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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