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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 405 · 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 ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 62 (c) −4 (d) 6
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) −31 (d) 27
  3. 3.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 12
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) −21
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 60 (c) 8 (d) 18
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −6
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −43 (c) 27 (d) 53
  9. 9.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 86 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 28
  11. 11.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 30
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) −21 (d) 31
  13. 13.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 7
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 17
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 14 (d) −30
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) 24 (d) 48
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 11
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 15
  20. 20.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 18
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 32
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 3
  25. 25.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −38 (b) 62 (c) 38 (d) −28
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) −7
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 31 (c) 7 (d) −7
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  29. 29.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 31 (d) 17
  30. 30.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 8 (d) 6
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −7
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 45 (c) 15 (d) −15
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 20 (d) 24
  35. 35.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 26 (d) 52
  37. 37.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) 4 (c) −22 (d) 22
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  39. 39.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 20
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 26 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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