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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 334 · 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 ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 90 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 5
  3. 3.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) −42 (d) 52
  4. 4.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 28 (d) −18
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 0 (d) −10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 56
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 11
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  10. 10.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 5 (d) 9
  11. 11.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) −4
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) −9 (d) 9
  13. 13.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) −7
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) −6 (d) 18
  16. 16.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 40
  17. 17.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −5
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 4
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) −14
  20. 20.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 58 (d) −10
  21. 21.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 48 (c) −34 (d) 34
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 2 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 0
  26. 26.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 73 (d) −3
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −2
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 27
  30. 30.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) −12
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 22 (d) 28
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  34. 34.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 2
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  37. 37.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) −4
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 1
  39. 39.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −18 (c) 42 (d) 28
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 9 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. −10
  2. 21
  3. −42
  4. −3
  5. 18
  6. 0
  7. −10
  8. −7
  9. 11
  10. −9
  11. 4
  12. 9
  13. 7
  14. 29
  15. 18
  16. 8
  17. 5
  18. 22
  19. −14
  20. −20
  21. −34
  22. 2
  23. 12
  24. 19
  25. 18
  26. −13
  27. 14
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. −2
  31. 28
  32. 6
  33. −8
  34. 2
  35. 12
  36. 19
  37. −4
  38. −11
  39. −28
  40. −15

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