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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 623 · 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 ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) 6
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) −10
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 22
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 18
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 3
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  9. 9.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 61 (d) 9
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 17 (d) 21
  11. 11.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 55 (c) −15 (d) −5
  12. 12.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) −1
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  15. 15.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −4
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) −24
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 8 (d) 18
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 20
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 14 (c) 36 (d) −36
  21. 21.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −3
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 1
  24. 24.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 15 (d) 21
  26. 26.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 9
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 23
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  30. 30.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −3
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) −16
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 30
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 24
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  35. 35.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 46
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 14 (d) 8
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 26 (c) 14 (d) 24
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 21
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  40. 40.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 52

Answer key

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

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