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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 413 · 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 ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  2. 2.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) 22 (c) −12 (d) 10
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 3 (d) 13
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 46
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 7
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 65 (c) −41 (d) −31
  8. 8.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) −2
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 11 (d) −21
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 23
  13. 13.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) −9 (d) 9
  15. 15.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 49
  16. 16.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 19 (d) −1
  17. 17.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) −10 (d) 20
  18. 18.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 20
  19. 19.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  20. 20.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −7
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 23
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  23. 23.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 51 (d) −11
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −9 (d) 1
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 19
  27. 27.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 16
  28. 28.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 11
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) −5
  30. 30.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 43 (d) 17
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 23 (d) 13
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) −4
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 21
  34. 34.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 86 (d) −10
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  36. 36.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  37. 37.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 84 (c) −12 (d) −2
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 10
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 2 (d) −22
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27

Answer key

  1. −8
  2. 12
  3. 3
  4. 6
  5. 36
  6. 31
  7. −41
  8. −12
  9. 7
  10. −10
  11. 21
  12. 11
  13. 1
  14. −9
  15. −21
  16. −1
  17. 10
  18. −4
  19. 0
  20. −7
  21. 15
  22. −4
  23. −11
  24. 14
  25. 1
  26. 37
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. 13
  32. 4
  33. 35
  34. −10
  35. 9
  36. −4
  37. −12
  38. 10
  39. 22
  40. 17

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