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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 303 · 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 ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) −8 (d) 18
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 12 (d) 18
  3. 3.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 25
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 25 (d) −31
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) −30
  6. 6.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) −10 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 17
  8. 8.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 78
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 28
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 22 (c) 50 (d) −40
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  13. 13.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −6
  14. 14.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −17
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 18 (d) 6
  16. 16.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 16 (d) 10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) −44 (d) 70
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −6
  19. 19.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 82
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) −18
  21. 21.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 56 (c) 30 (d) 20
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) −8
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 2
  24. 24.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 7
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) −5
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) −30
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −4 (d) 20
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 27
  29. 29.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 6
  30. 30.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 25
  31. 31.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  32. 32.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 65 (c) 17 (d) −17
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) −2
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) 15
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −19
  36. 36.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 68 (d) 4
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 5
  40. 40.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 11

Answer key

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

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