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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 299 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) 59 (c) −37 (d) −47
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 12
  3. 3.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 0 (d) 4
  4. 4.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) 23 (d) 25
  6. 6.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) 16 (d) 40
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 16
  9. 9.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 23 (c) −15 (d) −5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 45
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −41 (c) 51 (d) 41
  12. 12.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −33 (c) −23 (d) 33
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) −13
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) −11
  18. 18.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) −20
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 17
  23. 23.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 55 (c) 21 (d) −21
  24. 24.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  25. 25.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) −8
  26. 26.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) 18
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 17
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) −12 (d) 12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 23
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 1
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 10 (d) 40
  32. 32.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  33. 33.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 38 (c) −14 (d) 24
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 8 (c) −28 (d) 28
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) −29
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 2 (d) 6
  37. 37.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −12 (d) −2
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) 16
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) 17
  40. 40.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 40

Answer key

  1. −47
  2. 2
  3. −6
  4. −9
  5. 25
  6. 8
  7. 40
  8. 24
  9. −5
  10. 15
  11. 41
  12. −33
  13. −9
  14. 2
  15. −13
  16. −3
  17. −1
  18. −10
  19. −1
  20. 17
  21. 1
  22. −3
  23. 21
  24. 2
  25. −18
  26. 8
  27. 3
  28. 12
  29. 9
  30. 25
  31. 30
  32. −1
  33. 14
  34. 28
  35. 29
  36. −4
  37. −12
  38. 16
  39. 17
  40. 4

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