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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 638 · 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 ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −30 (c) 62 (d) −40
  2. 2.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
  3. 3.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) −33
  6. 6.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) −3
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) −46
  8. 8.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 68 (c) −12 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 21
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) 15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 18
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 38
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  15. 15.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  16. 16.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 16
  17. 17.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 30 (c) −6 (d) 16
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  19. 19.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 62 (c) −6 (d) −16
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 15
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) 6
  22. 22.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 54 (d) 14
  23. 23.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  25. 25.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) 8
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 21
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 5
  29. 29.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  30. 30.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 11
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 64
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 19 (d) 37
  36. 36.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 11
  37. 37.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 35 (c) 9 (d) −1
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −14 (d) 24
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 6 (d) 28
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −6

Answer key

  1. −40
  2. −4
  3. −5
  4. 13
  5. 33
  6. −3
  7. 46
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 5
  11. 16
  12. 28
  13. 17
  14. −1
  15. 5
  16. −12
  17. 6
  18. 4
  19. −16
  20. 11
  21. −6
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 8
  25. −2
  26. −9
  27. 11
  28. 5
  29. −2
  30. −13
  31. 23
  32. −5
  33. 0
  34. −4
  35. 27
  36. 3
  37. −1
  38. 14
  39. 28
  40. 6

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