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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 457 · 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 ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 35 (c) −23 (d) 23
  2. 2.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −9
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  4. 4.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 22
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 55 (d) 5
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 1
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 13 (d) −3
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 8
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 1
  14. 14.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  15. 15.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −2
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 6 (d) −28
  18. 18.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) −16
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) −9 (d) 19
  23. 23.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −42 (c) 52 (d) 42
  26. 26.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 3
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 22
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) 29 (d) −19
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 26
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 36
  33. 33.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 29
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) −4
  36. 36.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 83 (d) −25
  37. 37.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) −42
  38. 38.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 10 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 10

Answer key

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

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