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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 734 · 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 ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) −30
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 4
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 24
  6. 6.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) 66
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 2 (c) 36 (d) 26
  9. 9.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 68 (d) −30
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −6
  11. 11.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) 1
  12. 12.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 14
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 17
  14. 14.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) −4 (d) 14
  15. 15.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) −13 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 34
  17. 17.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) 14
  19. 19.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) −11
  21. 21.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 30
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 18
  26. 26.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 25
  27. 27.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 16 (d) −10
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) −30 (d) 30
  29. 29.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) 51
  30. 30.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −5 (d) −15
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) −27 (d) 37
  32. 32.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  33. 33.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 12
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) −25
  36. 36.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 11 (d) 19
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 3
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 13
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 22 (c) 46 (d) −46
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3

Answer key

  1. −30
  2. 38
  3. −3
  4. −14
  5. 0
  6. −12
  7. −22
  8. 26
  9. −30
  10. −6
  11. −1
  12. −2
  13. −17
  14. 14
  15. −3
  16. −22
  17. −5
  18. 4
  19. −8
  20. 11
  21. −28
  22. 2
  23. 30
  24. −3
  25. −4
  26. −13
  27. 0
  28. 30
  29. −41
  30. −15
  31. 27
  32. −1
  33. 0
  34. 0
  35. 25
  36. −19
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 46
  40. 3

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