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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 726 · 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 ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 34 (d) 24
  2. 2.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 12
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 55 (c) −45 (d) 45
  5. 5.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  6. 6.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 41 (c) −9 (d) 1
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 6
  8. 8.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) −24
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 15
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 6
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) −8
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 27
  15. 15.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) −10
  16. 16.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  17. 17.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) −47
  18. 18.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) −40
  19. 19.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) −10
  20. 20.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 91 (d) −19
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 25
  22. 22.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  23. 23.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 49 (c) 21 (d) −21
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 1 (c) 21 (d) −21
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) −10 (d) 0
  26. 26.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 19
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 40
  28. 28.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  29. 29.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 2 (d) −8
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) −20
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) −32 (d) 32
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  33. 33.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 58 (c) 8 (d) −2
  34. 34.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 75 (d) −15
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) −14 (d) 24
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −43 (c) 53 (d) 21
  37. 37.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 14
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 37
  39. 39.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 4

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 4
  3. 24
  4. 45
  5. −9
  6. −9
  7. 6
  8. −14
  9. 24
  10. 15
  11. 8
  12. 22
  13. −8
  14. 17
  15. 10
  16. −1
  17. −47
  18. −40
  19. 0
  20. −19
  21. 1
  22. −7
  23. 21
  24. 21
  25. 0
  26. 11
  27. 30
  28. −5
  29. −8
  30. 20
  31. 32
  32. −7
  33. −2
  34. −15
  35. 14
  36. 43
  37. −14
  38. 37
  39. 1
  40. 4

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