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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 515 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 54 (c) 30 (d) −30
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) −1 (d) −21
  3. 3.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 22
  4. 4.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 81
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 2 (c) −24 (d) 24
  7. 7.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  8. 8.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 51 (c) −27 (d) 37
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) −20 (d) 30
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 28
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 8
  12. 12.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 43 (d) −31
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −6 (d) 4
  14. 14.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 47
  15. 15.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) 2
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 4
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 6
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  19. 19.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 11 (d) −5
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 5
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 33
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 13
  24. 24.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 9 (d) 5
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 21
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 44
  29. 29.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 33
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 4
  32. 32.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 45 (c) −31 (d) 31
  33. 33.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 62
  34. 34.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 59 (c) 25 (d) −15
  35. 35.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 47
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) 6
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  38. 38.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) −4 (d) 4
  39. 39.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) 1
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 6

Answer key

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

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