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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 631 · 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 ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 82
  2. 2.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  4. 4.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 11
  5. 5.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 20
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) 15
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 0
  9. 9.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) 12
  10. 10.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −13 (d) −3
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 29
  14. 14.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 47 (c) 7 (d) 3
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  17. 17.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  18. 18.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  19. 19.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 43 (d) −19
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 6
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 21
  23. 23.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 10
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 7 (d) 27
  25. 25.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 6
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  28. 28.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) −29
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 17 (c) −35 (d) 35
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 12
  32. 32.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 29 (c) −3 (d) 13
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 25 (c) −41 (d) 41
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 7
  35. 35.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) 12
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 20 (d) −34
  38. 38.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 24
  39. 39.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  40. 40.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 98 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) −12

Answer key

  1. −18
  2. 14
  3. 9
  4. 1
  5. 0
  6. 15
  7. 8
  8. 0
  9. 2
  10. −13
  11. 35
  12. 24
  13. 37
  14. −3
  15. −4
  16. 12
  17. 3
  18. 13
  19. −19
  20. −4
  21. 12
  22. 19
  23. −8
  24. 17
  25. −2
  26. 9
  27. −14
  28. 29
  29. 12
  30. 35
  31. −12
  32. 3
  33. 41
  34. 15
  35. 6
  36. 2
  37. 34
  38. 4
  39. −3
  40. −22

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