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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 455 · 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 ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 38 (d) −14
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 62 (c) −18 (d) 18
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 20
  5. 5.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 12
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) −10
  7. 7.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 16
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  9. 9.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  10. 10.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 14
  11. 11.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 17
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) −2
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) 12
  17. 17.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) −24
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) −15
  20. 20.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  22. 22.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) −27 (c) 67 (d) 37
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −37 (c) 37 (d) 47
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 31
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −14 (d) 24
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 9
  27. 27.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 68
  28. 28.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) −21
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) 21 (d) −39
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 40
  31. 31.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −21 (d) −11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 19 (c) −39 (d) 39
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 27
  34. 34.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 12
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  36. 36.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −20
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) −7
  38. 38.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 29 (d) 15
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 3
  40. 40.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 25

Answer key

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

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