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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 35 · 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 ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 42
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) 19
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 20 (d) 44
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −32 (c) −42 (d) 42
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −13
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 35
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) −37 (d) 37
  12. 12.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 23
  13. 13.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 71 (d) −29
  14. 14.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 29 (d) 31
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) −28
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) −8
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 11
  20. 20.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 46 (c) 4 (d) −6
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) −44 (d) 24
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 30
  25. 25.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 54
  26. 26.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) −13
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  28. 28.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  29. 29.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 10
  30. 30.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 56 (d) −6
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) −9
  33. 33.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −43 (c) −53 (d) 67
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) 10
  36. 36.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 13 (c) 41 (d) 31
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 24
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −5
  40. 40.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 49 (c) −9 (d) 19

Answer key

  1. −13
  2. 32
  3. −2
  4. 9
  5. 44
  6. 12
  7. −42
  8. −13
  9. 2
  10. 35
  11. 37
  12. 1
  13. −39
  14. −2
  15. 31
  16. −2
  17. 28
  18. −8
  19. 23
  20. −6
  21. 44
  22. 23
  23. −2
  24. 20
  25. −32
  26. −3
  27. 4
  28. −8
  29. 4
  30. −16
  31. −20
  32. 9
  33. −53
  34. 6
  35. 0
  36. 0
  37. 31
  38. 40
  39. 5
  40. −19

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