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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 358 · 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 ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 81 (c) 19 (d) −9
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 29
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 21
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 32
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) −13 (d) 7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 51 (c) 25 (d) −25
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 7
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) −44
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) −2
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 11
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) −17 (d) 17
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 27 (d) 17
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) 14
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) 17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 11
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 14
  23. 23.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) 28 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) −22 (d) 32
  25. 25.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 2
  26. 26.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 68
  27. 27.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 24
  28. 28.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 78 (d) 12
  30. 30.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 62 (c) −6 (d) 4
  31. 31.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  33. 33.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 6
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) −34
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 21
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) −36 (d) 46
  37. 37.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −8
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) 13
  40. 40.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11

Answer key

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

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