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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 728 · 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 ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 65
  2. 2.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 10 (d) −10
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 14
  4. 4.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 57 (c) −17 (d) 17
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 21 (d) −39
  6. 6.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  7. 7.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) 6
  8. 8.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 27 (d) 1
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 15
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −1 (c) 3 (d) 7
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 9
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) −14 (d) 14
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 22
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 29 (d) 21
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) −17
  16. 16.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 52 (c) −6 (d) 16
  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) −5 (d) 15
  18. 18.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  19. 19.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) −50
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −2
  22. 22.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 51 (c) −11 (d) 11
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 10
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 1
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 52
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −18 (d) −8
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) −1 (d) 31
  28. 28.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  29. 29.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 46 (c) 18 (d) 28
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 16
  31. 31.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) −20
  32. 32.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 22
  34. 34.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) −40
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 13 (d) 7
  37. 37.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 77 (d) −33
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −43 (c) 43 (d) 53
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) −42
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. −41
  2. 10
  3. 14
  4. −17
  5. 39
  6. −10
  7. −6
  8. 1
  9. 23
  10. −7
  11. −13
  12. 14
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 17
  16. −16
  17. −15
  18. −14
  19. 3
  20. −50
  21. 2
  22. −11
  23. 22
  24. 1
  25. 42
  26. −8
  27. 21
  28. −8
  29. 18
  30. 36
  31. −30
  32. −9
  33. 22
  34. −40
  35. 29
  36. 7
  37. −33
  38. 43
  39. 42
  40. 6

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