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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 389 · 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 ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) −36 (d) 64
  2. 2.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) −14 (d) −4
  3. 3.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 9 (c) 33 (d) 23
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 6 (d) 16
  8. 8.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 28
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 11 (c) −31 (d) 41
  10. 10.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  11. 11.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 4
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) −17 (d) 17
  14. 14.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 52 (d) −22
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 5
  16. 16.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 13
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) −16 (d) 16
  18. 18.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 27
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 13
  20. 20.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  21. 21.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  22. 22.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 0
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −6 (d) 16
  25. 25.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −33 (c) −43 (d) 43
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −3
  27. 27.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 74
  28. 28.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −7
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) −2
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 10
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) −34
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 3
  37. 37.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  38. 38.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −9
  39. 39.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 46 (c) 18 (d) −8
  40. 40.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 67 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. −36
  2. −14
  3. −12
  4. −16
  5. 23
  6. −18
  7. 16
  8. −8
  9. 31
  10. −4
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. −17
  14. −22
  15. 3
  16. −13
  17. −16
  18. 3
  19. 23
  20. 6
  21. 1
  22. −1
  23. 20
  24. 6
  25. −43
  26. −3
  27. −20
  28. −7
  29. 2
  30. −6
  31. 0
  32. 6
  33. 6
  34. 10
  35. 34
  36. 3
  37. −15
  38. −9
  39. 8
  40. 7

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