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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 435 · 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 ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) −13
  2. 2.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 10
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 7 (c) −15 (d) 15
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 14
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) 7
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) 29 (d) −41
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) −42 (c) 26 (d) 42
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  10. 10.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) −17 (d) 3
  11. 11.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 36 (d) 6
  12. 12.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 23 (c) 41 (d) 31
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) −10
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 10
  16. 16.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 25 (d) −1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 9
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 69 (c) −49 (d) 49
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 28
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 14
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 9
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 9 (d) 37
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 6
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 0 (c) 24 (d) 34
  26. 26.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 55
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 15 (d) 29
  28. 28.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) −17
  29. 29.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) −9
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −2 (d) 20
  31. 31.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  32. 32.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 9 (d) 19
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 6
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −13
  35. 35.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 11 (d) 15
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 6
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 16 (c) −10 (d) 10
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 30
  39. 39.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 64
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. −23
  2. −20
  3. −15
  4. 34
  5. −3
  6. 41
  7. 10
  8. 42
  9. 11
  10. −7
  11. 6
  12. −4
  13. 31
  14. 0
  15. 2
  16. −8
  17. 1
  18. −1
  19. −49
  20. 18
  21. −2
  22. 9
  23. 27
  24. 10
  25. 24
  26. −37
  27. 29
  28. 17
  29. 9
  30. 20
  31. 7
  32. −19
  33. −6
  34. −13
  35. 5
  36. 24
  37. 0
  38. 30
  39. 12
  40. −6

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