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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 650 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) −26
  2. 2.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 10
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) −14
  5. 5.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 51
  6. 6.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) 3
  7. 7.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 9
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 3
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 23 (c) −43 (d) 53
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −23
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  13. 13.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) −12
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 12
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  16. 16.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 22 (c) 0 (d) 10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 6 (d) −6
  18. 18.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 22
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) 19 (d) 39
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 8 (d) 16
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 32
  23. 23.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) −6
  24. 24.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) 45 (c) −35 (d) 31
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −8
  26. 26.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 31 (c) 3 (d) 13
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 6
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 0
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 19
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 50
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 15
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 6
  36. 36.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 43
  37. 37.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 81
  38. 38.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 57 (c) −31 (d) 31
  39. 39.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  40. 40.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11

Answer key

  1. −36
  2. −4
  3. 16
  4. −14
  5. 7
  6. −7
  7. −1
  8. −7
  9. 43
  10. 23
  11. 6
  12. −1
  13. −12
  14. 12
  15. 14
  16. 0
  17. 6
  18. 10
  19. 2
  20. 39
  21. 16
  22. 32
  23. −6
  24. 35
  25. 8
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. −3
  29. −12
  30. 0
  31. 9
  32. 40
  33. 5
  34. 34
  35. 24
  36. 7
  37. −13
  38. −31
  39. −3
  40. −11

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