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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 604 · 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 ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) −14 (d) −24
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 49
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 1 (d) 33
  7. 7.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 19
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) 39
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 22 (d) 14
  10. 10.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) −16
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 28
  12. 12.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 11
  14. 14.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 16
  15. 15.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) 31 (c) 41 (d) 13
  16. 16.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 11
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −7
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 1
  19. 19.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) −18 (d) 18
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 15
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) −2
  23. 23.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 31 (c) 17 (d) 7
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 6
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) −28
  27. 27.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  28. 28.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 17
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  31. 31.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −1
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 24
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  34. 34.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 22 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 0
  36. 36.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) 1
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 20
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2

Answer key

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

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