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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 461 · 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 ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 66
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 43 (c) −43 (d) −33
  3. 3.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  4. 4.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 15 (d) 9
  6. 6.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 48 (c) −10 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 22
  8. 8.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) −32
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 25
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 29 (d) 19
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) −13
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 37
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) 33 (d) −23
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 5
  20. 20.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 12
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 26 (d) −42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 20
  23. 23.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 60
  24. 24.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 17 (d) 9
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) 13
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  28. 28.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) −21
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 18
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 29
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 5
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) 10
  34. 34.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −7
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) −30
  36. 36.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) 3
  38. 38.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −1
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 19

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. −43
  3. 13
  4. −3
  5. −1
  6. 0
  7. 10
  8. −32
  9. 1
  10. −5
  11. 9
  12. 13
  13. 27
  14. 18
  15. 2
  16. 23
  17. −1
  18. −10
  19. 3
  20. −14
  21. 42
  22. 14
  23. −6
  24. −9
  25. 3
  26. 6
  27. 5
  28. −21
  29. 10
  30. −2
  31. 5
  32. 11
  33. 0
  34. −17
  35. 30
  36. 1
  37. −3
  38. −11
  39. 17
  40. 31

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