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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 293 · 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 ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 57 (c) −33 (d) −23
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) −12
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) 33
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) 40
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 9 (c) 29 (d) −29
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) −13
  7. 7.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 64
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 18
  9. 9.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) −21
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 10
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 38
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 17 (d) −31
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 22
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −5
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) −28
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 27 (d) 11
  19. 19.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) −2
  20. 20.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 17
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 9
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 5
  27. 27.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  28. 28.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  29. 29.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) −8
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −20
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  32. 32.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 3 (d) 9
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 20
  35. 35.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  36. 36.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 10
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −3
  38. 38.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 18
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10

Answer key

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

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