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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 618 · 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 ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 71 (c) −3 (d) −13
  2. 2.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  3. 3.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 77 (c) −1 (d) 11
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) −1 (c) 25 (d) 15
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) 13 (d) 43
  6. 6.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) 2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) 26 (c) −42 (d) 42
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 4
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 16
  10. 10.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 31
  11. 11.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 67 (c) −19 (d) 19
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 22 (c) 34 (d) −34
  13. 13.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) −13
  15. 15.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) 13 (c) 35 (d) −35
  16. 16.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  17. 17.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) 1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) −18
  20. 20.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 14
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 10 (d) 2
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 2
  23. 23.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 18
  24. 24.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 58
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  26. 26.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  27. 27.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 91 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 17
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) −2
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 7
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −1
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) 9
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) −16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) −6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −2
  36. 36.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 30
  38. 38.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  39. 39.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 37 (d) −27
  40. 40.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 49 (d) −19

Answer key

  1. −13
  2. 6
  3. 1
  4. 15
  5. 33
  6. −2
  7. 42
  8. −6
  9. −8
  10. −5
  11. −19
  12. 34
  13. −1
  14. −13
  15. 35
  16. −5
  17. −1
  18. 10
  19. 18
  20. −8
  21. 2
  22. −2
  23. −10
  24. −38
  25. 17
  26. 0
  27. −11
  28. 7
  29. −2
  30. 9
  31. 13
  32. −9
  33. 16
  34. 6
  35. 2
  36. 6
  37. 30
  38. 14
  39. 27
  40. 19

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