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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 737 · 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 ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 90 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) −14
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 23
  3. 3.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 12
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 3
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 8 (c) 38 (d) 28
  6. 6.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 28 (d) 20
  10. 10.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) −27
  11. 11.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 70
  12. 12.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 19
  13. 13.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 49 (c) −13 (d) −3
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −6
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  16. 16.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 51 (d) −19
  17. 17.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 6
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 19 (d) −1
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  21. 21.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 58 (c) 22 (d) −22
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −3
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 18
  24. 24.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 1
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 36
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 27 (d) −11
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 23 (d) 39
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 75 (d) −19
  30. 30.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 20 (d) 22
  31. 31.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  33. 33.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 25 (d) −7
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 13
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  37. 37.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  38. 38.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 0 (d) 14
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 25 (d) 9

Answer key

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

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