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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 657 · 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 ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 69 (c) −11 (d) −1
  2. 2.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 9
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 28 (d) 18
  4. 4.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  6. 6.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 1
  7. 7.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) −1
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 4 (c) 28 (d) 18
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) −4 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 6
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 15
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 20 (c) −34 (d) 44
  14. 14.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 2
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −12
  18. 18.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 71 (c) −23 (d) 33
  19. 19.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 56 (d) −10
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 18
  21. 21.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 0
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 22 (d) 28
  25. 25.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) −8
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 25
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 21
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 8
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 2
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  32. 32.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 51
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 23
  34. 34.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 47
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 11
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 27
  39. 39.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 48
  40. 40.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 3 (c) −5 (d) 5

Answer key

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

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