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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 704 · 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 ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 50 (d) −18
  2. 2.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) −5
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 6 (d) 2
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 27 (d) −3
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 13 (c) 43 (d) 33
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) −7
  7. 7.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 30
  8. 8.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  9. 9.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 88
  10. 10.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  11. 11.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 8 (d) 16
  12. 12.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 6
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) −46 (d) 24
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 16
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 21
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) 15
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) −12
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 31
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  22. 22.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 10
  23. 23.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 32
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 19 (c) 53 (d) 43
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) −15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) −10
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 28
  29. 29.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 94 (c) −14 (d) 14
  30. 30.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) −23 (d) 33
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) −10
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 24
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  34. 34.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 8
  35. 35.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 40
  36. 36.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 51 (c) 9 (d) 1
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  38. 38.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 19
  39. 39.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 26 (d) 8
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −19

Answer key

  1. −28
  2. 5
  3. −8
  4. −3
  5. 33
  6. 7
  7. 20
  8. 14
  9. −10
  10. 7
  11. −16
  12. −4
  13. 46
  14. 0
  15. −1
  16. 25
  17. 6
  18. 5
  19. 12
  20. 7
  21. 8
  22. 0
  23. 22
  24. 43
  25. 15
  26. −4
  27. 0
  28. 6
  29. −14
  30. −23
  31. −10
  32. 30
  33. −7
  34. 0
  35. 14
  36. −1
  37. 22
  38. −19
  39. −2
  40. 19

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