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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 307 · 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 ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) −36
  2. 2.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 28 (d) 16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 7
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 11 (d) 3
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) −30
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 17 (c) 41 (d) 31
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −12
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 4
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  12. 12.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 22
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −3
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −5
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 28
  16. 16.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 17
  19. 19.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) −10
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 10 (d) −32
  21. 21.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −17 (d) −7
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 4
  23. 23.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 93 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) −27
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 2
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 8
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) −29
  27. 27.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 65 (c) −11 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 26 (d) 0
  29. 29.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) −1
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 14
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  35. 35.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) −13
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 20
  38. 38.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −5 (d) −15
  39. 39.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) −4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) −36

Answer key

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

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