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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 459 · 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 ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 77 (c) 25 (d) −25
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) −1 (d) 1
  3. 3.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 23
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −27
  5. 5.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 37
  8. 8.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 10
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) −38
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −5
  11. 11.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) 9
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 22
  13. 13.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 7
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 24
  15. 15.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 59 (d) 17
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) −44
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 28
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 16
  20. 20.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) −5
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 21
  23. 23.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) −12 (d) 22
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) −8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 17
  26. 26.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 14
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) −9 (d) 19
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 17 (c) 49 (d) 39
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 11
  31. 31.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 14 (d) 32
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  35. 35.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 10
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) −17
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  38. 38.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 38
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 2
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18

Answer key

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

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