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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 635 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −52 (b) 52 (c) −42 (d) 64
  2. 2.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 92 (c) −12 (d) 22
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) −4
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  5. 5.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −42 (c) 42 (d) 52
  7. 7.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −2
  8. 8.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) −50 (d) 66
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) −13
  10. 10.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 22
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 36
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 16
  13. 13.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) 15
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 19 (d) −1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  16. 16.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) −26 (d) 40
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 15 (d) 11
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 21
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 19
  22. 22.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 51 (c) −19 (d) 29
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 10 (c) 42 (d) 32
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 7 (c) −19 (d) 19
  26. 26.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 29 (c) 17 (d) 7
  28. 28.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 56 (d) −34
  29. 29.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  30. 30.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 47
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  32. 32.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  33. 33.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 54
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −16
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 11 (d) 31
  38. 38.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 4
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) −8

Answer key

  1. −52
  2. −22
  3. 14
  4. 11
  5. −14
  6. 42
  7. −2
  8. −50
  9. 13
  10. 22
  11. 26
  12. 32
  13. 5
  14. 1
  15. −3
  16. −26
  17. 1
  18. −5
  19. −3
  20. 16
  21. 11
  22. −29
  23. 32
  24. 7
  25. 19
  26. 5
  27. 7
  28. −34
  29. −8
  30. −27
  31. 2
  32. −7
  33. −2
  34. −9
  35. 16
  36. 18
  37. 31
  38. −13
  39. −4
  40. −8

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