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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 555 · 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 ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 35
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) −12
  3. 3.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 77 (d) −13
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) 0
  6. 6.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) −16
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 21 (c) −5 (d) 15
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  10. 10.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −15
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −47 (c) −37 (d) 47
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 13 (d) −5
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 10
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −33 (c) −23 (d) 33
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  19. 19.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −13
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 17 (d) 29
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 4
  23. 23.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 59 (c) −7 (d) −17
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 36
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  26. 26.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) 9
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 16
  29. 29.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 5
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  31. 31.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 43 (c) 21 (d) −21
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) 8 (d) 26
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  34. 34.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 54 (c) −30 (d) 40
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 8 (c) 22 (d) 12
  36. 36.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −22 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  37. 37.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 19
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 18 (d) 38

Answer key

  1. −17
  2. 12
  3. −23
  4. −5
  5. 0
  6. −16
  7. 5
  8. 14
  9. −3
  10. 8
  11. 3
  12. −5
  13. −47
  14. −15
  15. 20
  16. −33
  17. −2
  18. −6
  19. −13
  20. 32
  21. 29
  22. 4
  23. −17
  24. 26
  25. −6
  26. −7
  27. −9
  28. 0
  29. −3
  30. −6
  31. 21
  32. 26
  33. 2
  34. −40
  35. 12
  36. −12
  37. 17
  38. 2
  39. 12
  40. 38

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