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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 441 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 70 (c) −36 (d) −46
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 2
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 21
  4. 4.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 12 (c) 0 (d) 10
  5. 5.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 15
  8. 8.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) −1
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 16
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) −27
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 11
  13. 13.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) −18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −8
  17. 17.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) −14 (d) 14
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  21. 21.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) −8
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 29 (c) 17 (d) −7
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 10
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 15 (d) −37
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 15
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 32
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) −22
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) 19 (d) −41
  33. 33.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 1
  34. 34.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  36. 36.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 12
  37. 37.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  39. 39.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) −1
  40. 40.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1

Answer key

  1. −46
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. −10
  5. 10
  6. 2
  7. −7
  8. 1
  9. −8
  10. 27
  11. 3
  12. −3
  13. −18
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. 8
  17. −14
  18. 0
  19. −17
  20. 35
  21. −18
  22. 7
  23. −2
  24. 37
  25. 7
  26. 6
  27. 8
  28. 36
  29. 22
  30. −6
  31. −13
  32. 41
  33. −7
  34. −1
  35. 15
  36. −16
  37. 9
  38. −18
  39. −11
  40. 1

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