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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 640 · 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 ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 39 (d) −13
  2. 2.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 15 (c) 29 (d) −29
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 67 (c) 1 (d) −1
  6. 6.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  7. 7.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 9 (d) −5
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 17 (c) −39 (d) 49
  9. 9.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 16
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  12. 12.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  13. 13.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) 6
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 20
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) 11
  16. 16.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 38 (d) 14
  17. 17.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  19. 19.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 11 (c) −7 (d) 17
  20. 20.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 30
  22. 22.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 20
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 31
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) −1
  27. 27.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 70 (d) −46
  28. 28.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 63 (d) −15
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) −3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 4
  32. 32.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) 8
  33. 33.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 50 (c) 4 (d) −4
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −3
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −16
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7

Answer key

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

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