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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 619 · 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 ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 59 (c) 45 (d) −45
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 13 (c) 27 (d) −27
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 39
  5. 5.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  6. 6.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 76
  7. 7.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  9. 9.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  10. 10.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 51 (d) 31
  11. 11.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 85
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 28 (d) 10
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −19 (d) −9
  14. 14.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 40
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −7
  16. 16.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  17. 17.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  18. 18.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 22
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 21
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) −14
  22. 22.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 71 (c) −1 (d) 1
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 36
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  25. 25.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 67
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) −45
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 6 (c) −14 (d) 14
  28. 28.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) 1
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) −4
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 31 (c) −21 (d) 21
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 6
  32. 32.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 40 (d) 4
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 26
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) −3
  35. 35.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  36. 36.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 3
  37. 37.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 7 (c) 39 (d) −29
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) −35
  40. 40.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 61 (c) 1 (d) 9

Answer key

  1. −45
  2. 10
  3. 27
  4. 39
  5. 0
  6. 2
  7. −1
  8. 15
  9. −9
  10. 21
  11. −7
  12. 10
  13. −9
  14. −24
  15. −7
  16. −15
  17. −9
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. −5
  21. 14
  22. −1
  23. 36
  24. −7
  25. −35
  26. 45
  27. 14
  28. 1
  29. −4
  30. 21
  31. 6
  32. −6
  33. 12
  34. 3
  35. −1
  36. −3
  37. 1
  38. 29
  39. 35
  40. −1

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