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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 613 · 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 ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) −21
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) 25 (d) 31
  4. 4.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 23
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) 8
  6. 6.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 18
  7. 7.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) 4
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 10
  9. 9.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 45 (c) 19 (d) 29
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 13
  11. 11.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 8
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 19
  13. 13.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 18 (d) 10
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) −18
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  18. 18.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) 20 (d) 40
  19. 19.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 49 (d) 23
  20. 20.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −43 (c) −33 (d) 43
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 12
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 6
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 28
  24. 24.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) −20 (d) 20
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) −21
  26. 26.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 37 (d) −19
  27. 27.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) 32
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) 15
  30. 30.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 17
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 10
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  34. 34.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  35. 35.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) −10
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 5
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17

Answer key

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

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