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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 287 · 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 ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 1 (c) −23 (d) 23
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −11
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 4
  6. 6.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 75 (d) −43
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) −33
  8. 8.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  9. 9.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) −44 (c) 54 (d) 44
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) −2
  11. 11.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) 41 (d) 29
  12. 12.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) −1
  13. 13.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 35
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  15. 15.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −9
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 15 (d) 33
  18. 18.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) −1
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) −10 (d) 0
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 19
  23. 23.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  24. 24.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 54
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 18 (d) 36
  26. 26.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  27. 27.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 13
  29. 29.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 57 (c) 17 (d) −17
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 19 (c) −31 (d) 31
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 1
  32. 32.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 12
  33. 33.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  34. 34.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 45
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 5 (d) 39
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 37
  39. 39.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 19 (d) −9
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10

Answer key

  1. −20
  2. 23
  3. −11
  4. −8
  5. 4
  6. −43
  7. 33
  8. −1
  9. −44
  10. 18
  11. 31
  12. 1
  13. −7
  14. 2
  15. −19
  16. −9
  17. 23
  18. −1
  19. 0
  20. −16
  21. 9
  22. 33
  23. 17
  24. 10
  25. 36
  26. −13
  27. 25
  28. 3
  29. 17
  30. 31
  31. −1
  32. −18
  33. 11
  34. 1
  35. 29
  36. 12
  37. 5
  38. 27
  39. 9
  40. 0

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