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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 446 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 50 (c) −38 (d) 38
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 23
  3. 3.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 19 (d) 11
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) −43 (d) 21
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 8 (c) 22 (d) 32
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 32
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  8. 8.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 44 (c) −2 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 20
  10. 10.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 58 (c) −22 (d) 22
  11. 11.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) −34 (c) −24 (d) 34
  12. 12.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) −16
  13. 13.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) 9 (c) 27 (d) 37
  14. 14.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) 8
  15. 15.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 25
  17. 17.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 60 (c) −6 (d) 4
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 12
  19. 19.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) 50 (c) −26 (d) 36
  20. 20.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 44 (c) −12 (d) 22
  21. 21.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) 2
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 19 (d) −9
  26. 26.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 67 (c) −33 (d) −43
  27. 27.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 4 (c) 28 (d) −28
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 0
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) −10
  32. 32.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −39 (c) 59 (d) 39
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) −2
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 36
  35. 35.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  36. 36.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 84 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 14
  37. 37.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −7 (d) 7
  38. 38.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 13
  39. 39.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  40. 40.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 8 (d) −8

Answer key

  1. −38
  2. 13
  3. −11
  4. 43
  5. 22
  6. 8
  7. 17
  8. 2
  9. 44
  10. −22
  11. −34
  12. −16
  13. 27
  14. −2
  15. −3
  16. 39
  17. −6
  18. 2
  19. −36
  20. −22
  21. −7
  22. −2
  23. −4
  24. 5
  25. −9
  26. −43
  27. 2
  28. 28
  29. 0
  30. 36
  31. 10
  32. −39
  33. 2
  34. 26
  35. −3
  36. −14
  37. −7
  38. 1
  39. 6
  40. 8

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