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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 741 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −18
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  4. 4.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 69 (c) −17 (d) −27
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 16
  7. 7.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −12
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 4
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 4
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 19
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 13
  17. 17.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 46 (d) 12
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) −3
  19. 19.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) 37
  21. 21.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 3 (d) −3
  22. 22.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 21 (d) 1
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 24 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) 10 (d) −34
  25. 25.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 4
  27. 27.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 15
  28. 28.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 3 (d) −3
  30. 30.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) −1
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) −9 (d) 1
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) −10
  36. 36.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 11 (d) 45
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) 36
  40. 40.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) −6

Answer key

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

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