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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 467 · 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 ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 71 (d) −31
  2. 2.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 11
  4. 4.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
  5. 5.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 38
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) −4
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 28 (c) −6 (d) 16
  8. 8.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −5
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 16 (d) 0
  11. 11.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 22 (d) −6
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) −32
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 42
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 87 (c) 17 (d) −17
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 6
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  19. 19.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 36
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 20 (d) 8
  21. 21.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 11
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 2
  23. 23.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) 12
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −11
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  26. 26.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −5
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) 13
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) −2
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 16 (c) −40 (d) 40
  31. 31.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) −30
  32. 32.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) 36 (d) 20
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 22 (c) 44 (d) 54
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) −23
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 24 (d) 22
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  39. 39.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 38 (c) 8 (d) 2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. −41
  2. 18
  3. 31
  4. 10
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 6
  8. −2
  9. 5
  10. 0
  11. −6
  12. 32
  13. 32
  14. −17
  15. −4
  16. 8
  17. −10
  18. 5
  19. −8
  20. −8
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. 11
  25. 2
  26. 0
  27. −5
  28. 13
  29. −2
  30. 40
  31. −30
  32. 26
  33. 44
  34. 23
  35. 10
  36. 12
  37. −9
  38. −10
  39. −8
  40. 1

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