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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 596 · 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 ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) −38 (d) 78
  2. 2.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  3. 3.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) −20
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 5
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 13
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 11 (d) −33
  7. 7.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 16
  8. 8.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 0
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 81 (c) −19 (d) −9
  11. 11.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) −36
  13. 13.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −16
  17. 17.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 36 (c) 8 (d) 2
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) −41
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 0
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 1 (c) −25 (d) 25
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) −47
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 19 (c) 53 (d) −43
  23. 23.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) −49 (d) 61
  24. 24.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 7 (c) 31 (d) 41
  26. 26.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 84
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 13 (c) 41 (d) −31
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 30
  29. 29.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) −10
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 9
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) −8
  32. 32.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) −24
  33. 33.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 46
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 29
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 6
  36. 36.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −8 (c) 12 (d) 2
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 2
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 6
  40. 40.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −13 (d) −3

Answer key

  1. −38
  2. 0
  3. −20
  4. −11
  5. 35
  6. 33
  7. 6
  8. −6
  9. −5
  10. −19
  11. −5
  12. 36
  13. 0
  14. 0
  15. 11
  16. 16
  17. −8
  18. 41
  19. 0
  20. 25
  21. 47
  22. 43
  23. −49
  24. −1
  25. 31
  26. −4
  27. 31
  28. 30
  29. −20
  30. −1
  31. 8
  32. −34
  33. 2
  34. 35
  35. −4
  36. 2
  37. −2
  38. 3
  39. 6
  40. −13

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