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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 655 · 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 ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −47 (b) 47 (c) 63 (d) −37
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 11
  3. 3.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 11
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) −22 (d) 32
  5. 5.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) −13
  6. 6.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 47 (d) −13
  7. 7.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 23
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 24
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 28 (d) 10
  12. 12.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) −16 (d) 84
  13. 13.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) −10
  14. 14.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −27
  15. 15.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) −21 (d) 11
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  18. 18.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 63 (d) 13
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  20. 20.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 77
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) 40
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 11
  24. 24.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) 65 (c) −41 (d) −51
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 22 (c) −46 (d) 56
  26. 26.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 2
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 7
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 23
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) −2
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 16
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 20
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 24 (d) 16
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 2 (d) 26
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 9
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) −7
  37. 37.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. −47
  2. 27
  3. 1
  4. 22
  5. −23
  6. −13
  7. −7
  8. 38
  9. −1
  10. −2
  11. 10
  12. −26
  13. 0
  14. −27
  15. −11
  16. 22
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 19
  20. 1
  21. 30
  22. 37
  23. 11
  24. −51
  25. 46
  26. 13
  27. −8
  28. 7
  29. 35
  30. −2
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 16
  34. 26
  35. 9
  36. −7
  37. 0
  38. −11
  39. 12
  40. 33

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