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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 563 · 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 ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 49
  2. 2.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 27 (d) 9
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 14
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45
  6. 6.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 12
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 20
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  9. 9.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 7
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −25 (d) −15
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 0
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 30
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 9
  17. 17.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) −34 (d) 44
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −3
  21. 21.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −52 (c) 64 (d) −42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 10
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 9 (c) −31 (d) 31
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  26. 26.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 55 (c) 43 (d) −43
  27. 27.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 71 (d) 19
  28. 28.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) −13
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) 23
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 15
  32. 32.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 56 (c) 30 (d) −30
  33. 33.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) −7
  34. 34.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −5 (d) −15
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 2
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 51 (c) −41 (d) 41
  37. 37.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  38. 38.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 45 (d) −29
  39. 39.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 16

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. 1
  3. 9
  4. 22
  5. 35
  6. 12
  7. 2
  8. 11
  9. 9
  10. 25
  11. −15
  12. 18
  13. 14
  14. 30
  15. 15
  16. −9
  17. −19
  18. −5
  19. 34
  20. −3
  21. −52
  22. 0
  23. 31
  24. 16
  25. 6
  26. −43
  27. −19
  28. 8
  29. −13
  30. 35
  31. 11
  32. −30
  33. −7
  34. −15
  35. −8
  36. 41
  37. 5
  38. −29
  39. 5
  40. 8

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