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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 397 · 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 ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 76 (d) 14
  2. 2.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 15 (d) −1
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) 16
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  6. 6.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) −11
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 7 (c) 31 (d) −31
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −2
  15. 15.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 36
  16. 16.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 6
  18. 18.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) −10
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) 3
  20. 20.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) −24 (d) 14
  21. 21.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 53
  22. 22.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −11
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −5
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 51 (c) −41 (d) 41
  26. 26.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 96 (c) −12 (d) −22
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 22
  28. 28.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) −28
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 6
  30. 30.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) −46 (d) 24
  32. 32.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −20 (d) −10
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −4 (d) 4
  34. 34.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) −9
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) 15 (d) 35
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) −37
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) 7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 1

Answer key

  1. −14
  2. −11
  3. 34
  4. 6
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 30
  8. 11
  9. 31
  10. −2
  11. 5
  12. −6
  13. 2
  14. −12
  15. 2
  16. −2
  17. −4
  18. −20
  19. 3
  20. −14
  21. 15
  22. 9
  23. 11
  24. −5
  25. 41
  26. −22
  27. 26
  28. −38
  29. −12
  30. −12
  31. 46
  32. −10
  33. −4
  34. 4
  35. −9
  36. 25
  37. 37
  38. −4
  39. 7
  40. 1

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