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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 302 · 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 ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 27 (c) 5 (d) −15
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 30
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 55
  4. 4.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 13
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −13
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) −3 (d) 7
  8. 8.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 39 (d) −13
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) −24
  10. 10.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 10
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  12. 12.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) −4
  13. 13.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 60
  14. 14.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) −22
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 8
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) −6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 43 (d) −3
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 7
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 13 (d) 27
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −14
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −45 (b) 21 (c) 45 (d) 55
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) 12
  23. 23.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  24. 24.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 53 (d) −37
  25. 25.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) −3
  26. 26.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 65
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) 23
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 39 (c) 15 (d) 29
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 23 (d) 5
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 12
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 2
  35. 35.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) −15
  36. 36.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 41 (c) 17 (d) −17
  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) −2 (d) 12
  38. 38.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) −26 (d) 74
  39. 39.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 6
  40. 40.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 46 (c) 24 (d) −14

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. 20
  3. −31
  4. 11
  5. 7
  6. −3
  7. −3
  8. −13
  9. 24
  10. −2
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. −22
  14. −22
  15. 4
  16. −6
  17. −13
  18. −3
  19. 27
  20. −14
  21. 45
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. −37
  25. −3
  26. −23
  27. 13
  28. 29
  29. −1
  30. −10
  31. 5
  32. 0
  33. 2
  34. 16
  35. −25
  36. −17
  37. −12
  38. −36
  39. −2
  40. 14

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