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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 282 · 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 ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 55 (d) −13
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  3. 3.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 44
  4. 4.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 16
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 23
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2
  7. 7.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 8 (c) −16 (d) 16
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) −1
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 25 (d) 11
  10. 10.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 19
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 10 (d) 16
  15. 15.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 13
  16. 16.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 30
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  18. 18.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −55 (c) 65 (d) −45
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 1
  20. 20.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 0
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) 0
  22. 22.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  24. 24.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) −9
  27. 27.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 24
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 7
  29. 29.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 18
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 11
  31. 31.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) −7
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 5
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 15 (d) −37
  36. 36.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 8
  37. 37.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 43 (c) −43 (d) −33
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 15 (c) −31 (d) 31
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 3 (d) −15
  40. 40.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) −19

Answer key

  1. −13
  2. −7
  3. 12
  4. −6
  5. 27
  6. −8
  7. −16
  8. −1
  9. 1
  10. −4
  11. 1
  12. −7
  13. 8
  14. 6
  15. −13
  16. −2
  17. −11
  18. −55
  19. 1
  20. 0
  21. 0
  22. −9
  23. 13
  24. −18
  25. 13
  26. 9
  27. −6
  28. 1
  29. −6
  30. −9
  31. −7
  32. 15
  33. 14
  34. −15
  35. 37
  36. 8
  37. −43
  38. 31
  39. −5
  40. −9

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