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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 745 · 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 ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 70 (c) −46 (d) −36
  2. 2.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  3. 3.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 25 (d) 3
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) 39
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) −32
  6. 6.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 42 (d) 0
  7. 7.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 27
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) −40 (d) 50
  11. 11.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 77 (d) −33
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 20
  14. 14.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) −29
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) −44 (c) 44 (d) 24
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −26
  17. 17.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) 80 (d) −28
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 9
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 1 (d) 33
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) −1
  21. 21.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −5
  22. 22.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) −47
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 0
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −16 (d) 4
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 24
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  28. 28.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 48 (d) −34
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −15 (d) −5
  31. 31.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 24
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 15 (d) 41
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) −32
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 13
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) 11
  36. 36.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 16 (d) −12
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) −11
  39. 39.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. −46
  2. −4
  3. 3
  4. 29
  5. 32
  6. −10
  7. −3
  8. 17
  9. −8
  10. 40
  11. −33
  12. 32
  13. 10
  14. −29
  15. 44
  16. −26
  17. −38
  18. 33
  19. 23
  20. −11
  21. −5
  22. −47
  23. 14
  24. −6
  25. 8
  26. 14
  27. 7
  28. −34
  29. 6
  30. −15
  31. 24
  32. 31
  33. 32
  34. 3
  35. 11
  36. −14
  37. −12
  38. 11
  39. 8
  40. 8

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