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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 639 · 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 ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 74 (c) −42 (d) 42
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 29 (c) −11 (d) 21
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  5. 5.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) −41 (c) 75 (d) −31
  6. 6.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  7. 7.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 40
  8. 8.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 4
  9. 9.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 19
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −1 (d) −19
  12. 12.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  13. 13.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 77 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  15. 15.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) −11
  16. 16.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 50
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 27 (c) −43 (d) 43
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) 37 (d) −27
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 14
  20. 20.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 5
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) −11 (d) −1
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 27 (d) 7
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −5 (d) 19
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) −17 (d) 27
  27. 27.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  28. 28.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) −12
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) −35 (d) 45
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 31
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  34. 34.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −13
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 2
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 36
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) −2 (c) 24 (d) 14
  39. 39.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 45 (c) 9 (d) −1
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 29

Answer key

  1. −42
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. −41
  6. −4
  7. −22
  8. 4
  9. −3
  10. 9
  11. 19
  12. 5
  13. −17
  14. −5
  15. −11
  16. 18
  17. 43
  18. 27
  19. 8
  20. 5
  21. 4
  22. −11
  23. 7
  24. −7
  25. 19
  26. 17
  27. −5
  28. −22
  29. 35
  30. 5
  31. −9
  32. 31
  33. 8
  34. −13
  35. 2
  36. 36
  37. 14
  38. 14
  39. −1
  40. 39

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