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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 643 · 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 ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 35
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −5 (c) 19 (d) −19
  3. 3.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 20
  5. 5.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) 1
  6. 6.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −8
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) −40
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 5 (c) 29 (d) 19
  9. 9.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 56
  10. 10.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 74 (c) −12 (d) −22
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  12. 12.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 14
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 31
  14. 14.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 4
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −7
  16. 16.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) −18
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 8 (c) 40 (d) 30
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −45 (b) 55 (c) 21 (d) 45
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 31 (c) 45 (d) −35
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) −34
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) −34
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  26. 26.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 3
  27. 27.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 64 (c) −28 (d) 28
  28. 28.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 53 (c) −35 (d) 35
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) −32
  30. 30.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 25 (c) 3 (d) −3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 9 (d) 21
  33. 33.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 2
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 2
  35. 35.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  36. 36.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) −5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 16
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 11
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 34

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 19
  3. −4
  4. 10
  5. −1
  6. 2
  7. 40
  8. 19
  9. 12
  10. −22
  11. 1
  12. −2
  13. 21
  14. −6
  15. 7
  16. −18
  17. 30
  18. 45
  19. 12
  20. 35
  21. 34
  22. 2
  23. 34
  24. 6
  25. −1
  26. −5
  27. −28
  28. −35
  29. 32
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 21
  33. −2
  34. 2
  35. −4
  36. 6
  37. −5
  38. 8
  39. 21
  40. 36

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