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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 349 · 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 ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 43
  2. 2.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 26 (c) −32 (d) 32
  4. 4.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) −10
  6. 6.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 12
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) −2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) 14
  9. 9.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −5 (d) 5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 83 (c) −25 (d) −15
  11. 11.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 26 (c) −40 (d) 40
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) 6
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −1
  15. 15.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) −36 (d) −46
  16. 16.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −19
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 14
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 16
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) −26
  21. 21.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 9
  22. 22.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 23 (d) −1
  24. 24.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 5
  25. 25.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 22
  26. 26.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  27. 27.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 82 (d) −8
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −13
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) −1
  31. 31.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 50 (c) −2 (d) −12
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 32 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) −2
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  35. 35.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) −4
  36. 36.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 9
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) 3
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 18 (d) 0
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 23 (d) 11
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. −23
  2. −2
  3. 32
  4. −16
  5. 10
  6. 0
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. −25
  11. 1
  12. 40
  13. −6
  14. 1
  15. −46
  16. −19
  17. 7
  18. −2
  19. −12
  20. 26
  21. −3
  22. −19
  23. −1
  24. 5
  25. −8
  26. 8
  27. −8
  28. 13
  29. 2
  30. −1
  31. −12
  32. 8
  33. 2
  34. 7
  35. 4
  36. 9
  37. 3
  38. 0
  39. 11
  40. −10

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