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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 727 · 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 ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 86 (d) −16
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 54
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 26
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  9. 9.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) −34
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  11. 11.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 10
  12. 12.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) −21 (d) 31
  14. 14.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  15. 15.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 55
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 21
  17. 17.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) 41 (d) −15
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 23
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 34
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 14
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) −19
  22. 22.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 53
  23. 23.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) −6
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 36
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  26. 26.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  27. 27.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −15
  29. 29.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 10 (d) 26
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 6 (d) 40
  32. 32.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) −14 (d) 24
  33. 33.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) −7
  34. 34.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) −1
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 28
  36. 36.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 14
  37. 37.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 22 (d) 32
  39. 39.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 14 (c) −10 (d) 10
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18

Answer key

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

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