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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 428 · 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 ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 63 (c) −11 (d) 11
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −6
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −16 (d) 26
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 22
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 68 (c) −20 (d) 20
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 6 (d) −30
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 0 (c) 26 (d) 16
  12. 12.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 38
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 2
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 17
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 31
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  19. 19.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 5 (d) 31
  21. 21.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 47 (d) 1
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 2
  23. 23.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  24. 24.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −1 (c) −23 (d) 23
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 21 (c) 47 (d) 37
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −3
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  30. 30.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 22 (d) 4
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 17 (c) 41 (d) −41
  33. 33.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 91
  34. 34.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) 5
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) −8
  36. 36.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 85
  37. 37.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 28
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −4
  39. 39.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) 3
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) −15

Answer key

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

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