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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 390 · 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.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  2. 2.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 27
  3. 3.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 70 (c) 2 (d) 12
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) 22
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 38
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  7. 7.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 35 (c) 17 (d) −17
  8. 8.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) −3
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) −42 (d) 22
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 57 (d) −43
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 9
  13. 13.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) −4 (d) 14
  14. 14.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) 24 (d) 44
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) 30 (d) 48
  16. 16.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 41
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) 6 (d) 26
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 32
  19. 19.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) −1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 5
  21. 21.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 7
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) −32
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −16 (c) 4 (d) −6
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 29
  25. 25.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) 44 (c) −44 (d) −34
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  30. 30.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −10 (d) 0
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 30
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  34. 34.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 50
  35. 35.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −18 (c) −28 (d) 28
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 2
  37. 37.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 50
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 37
  40. 40.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 27
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 38
  6. 22
  7. −17
  8. −3
  9. 42
  10. −19
  11. −43
  12. −1
  13. −14
  14. 44
  15. 38
  16. −31
  17. 26
  18. 22
  19. −1
  20. 1
  21. −5
  22. 32
  23. −6
  24. 19
  25. −44
  26. −16
  27. −4
  28. 8
  29. −4
  30. −10
  31. 3
  32. 32
  33. 6
  34. 20
  35. −28
  36. 2
  37. 16
  38. 4
  39. 27
  40. 2

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