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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 396 · 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 ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 68 (d) −6
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 57
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) −15
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 24
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 9
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 21 (c) −33 (d) 33
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 19
  11. 11.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) 41 (d) 31
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 16
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 40
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 13
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 27 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) −6
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 4 (d) 22
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −6 (d) −16
  23. 23.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) −10
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 21 (d) 53
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) 13
  26. 26.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  27. 27.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  28. 28.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 0 (d) −10
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) 29
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 15
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 6
  32. 32.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 65 (d) −27
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  36. 36.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 70 (d) −44
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 23 (c) 53 (d) 43
  38. 38.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) −19
  39. 39.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) 24 (c) 44 (d) 54
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. −16
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. −15
  5. −11
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 31
  9. 33
  10. 33
  11. 31
  12. −4
  13. −3
  14. −4
  15. 30
  16. 27
  17. 9
  18. −9
  19. 10
  20. 6
  21. 22
  22. −16
  23. 0
  24. 43
  25. 3
  26. 7
  27. −3
  28. −10
  29. 19
  30. 13
  31. 5
  32. −27
  33. 1
  34. 39
  35. 23
  36. −44
  37. 43
  38. −19
  39. 44
  40. −4

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