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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 66 · 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 ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 84
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 20
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 27 (d) −17
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  6. 6.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 15
  9. 9.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 36 (d) −4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 43 (d) −1
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) −38 (d) 38
  12. 12.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) 49 (c) −39 (d) 17
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 6
  14. 14.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 27
  15. 15.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 20
  16. 16.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) −7 (d) 7
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 14
  18. 18.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) −32
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 3
  20. 20.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) −3
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 19 (d) −5
  24. 24.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 51 (d) −13
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 21
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 14 (c) −34 (d) 34
  27. 27.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) −37 (d) 37
  29. 29.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  30. 30.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 49 (d) −39
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 18
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) −6
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −3
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 13 (d) −37
  36. 36.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 12 (d) −10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 11
  38. 38.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) −37
  40. 40.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 9 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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