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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 720 · 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) 84 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 24
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 27
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) −11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 16
  8. 8.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 16
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 13 (c) −35 (d) 45
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 17
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) −41
  14. 14.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 40 (c) −14 (d) −4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 35 (d) −25
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) −8
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 9 (d) 5
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) 9 (d) −9
  20. 20.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
  21. 21.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 51 (c) 19 (d) −9
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −7
  23. 23.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) 39 (d) 19
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) −11 (d) 21
  25. 25.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −46 (c) 46 (d) 56
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  28. 28.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 83 (d) 9
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 6
  31. 31.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  32. 32.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) −7 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 17 (d) 11
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 7
  37. 37.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  38. 38.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  39. 39.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 3
  40. 40.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8

Answer key

  1. −24
  2. 13
  3. 19
  4. −11
  5. −1
  6. 27
  7. 16
  8. −10
  9. 12
  10. 35
  11. 7
  12. 27
  13. 41
  14. −14
  15. 25
  16. 8
  17. −7
  18. −5
  19. 9
  20. −3
  21. −19
  22. 7
  23. 39
  24. 11
  25. −1
  26. 46
  27. −7
  28. −9
  29. −1
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. −7
  33. −4
  34. −6
  35. −11
  36. −3
  37. 7
  38. −1
  39. 3
  40. 8

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