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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 622 · 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 ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 57
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 0 (c) 22 (d) 32
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 1
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 49
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 21
  6. 6.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 48
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 21
  8. 8.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −4
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 23
  10. 10.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  11. 11.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  12. 12.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  13. 13.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 14
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) −29
  15. 15.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 91
  16. 16.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 19
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 11 (d) 39
  20. 20.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 23
  21. 21.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 20
  23. 23.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 16
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 20
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 17
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 20
  28. 28.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  29. 29.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 15
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 15
  33. 33.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  34. 34.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −4
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 19
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 9 (d) −31
  37. 37.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  38. 38.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 68
  39. 39.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 36

Answer key

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

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