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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 475 · 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 ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 61 (c) 7 (d) −7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 28
  3. 3.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  5. 5.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 33 (d) 45
  8. 8.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  9. 9.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −18
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 16
  11. 11.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 73 (d) −21
  12. 12.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 10
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 2 (d) 32
  14. 14.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 14 (d) 10
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) −1 (c) 23 (d) 33
  19. 19.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) −30 (d) −40
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) 33
  21. 21.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 50 (d) 26
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) −6
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 23 (d) 7
  24. 24.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) −18
  25. 25.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −2
  26. 26.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 25
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) 25
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 10
  32. 32.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  34. 34.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) 25
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) −6
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  37. 37.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  38. 38.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 5
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 21 (d) −5

Answer key

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

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