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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 350 · 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 ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) −17 (c) 89 (d) 27
  2. 2.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 82 (d) −10
  3. 3.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −12
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −15
  6. 6.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 44
  7. 7.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 9
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 2 (d) −16
  9. 9.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 12
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 25
  11. 11.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 72 (d) 10
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 3
  13. 13.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 22
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 6 (d) 40
  15. 15.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) 10
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 22
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 4 (d) 14
  21. 21.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 2
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 65 (d) −31
  25. 25.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 16
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) −5
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  28. 28.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 63 (d) −7
  29. 29.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) −7 (d) 17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 20
  31. 31.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  32. 32.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 15 (d) 7
  33. 33.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  35. 35.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 52
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 18
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 6
  38. 38.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 24
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 26

Answer key

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

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