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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 761 · 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 ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) 8 (d) −8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) −38
  3. 3.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 15
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) 28
  5. 5.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) 50
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 5
  7. 7.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 66
  8. 8.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  12. 12.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 8
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 4
  15. 15.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 7
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) −35
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 23
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −18
  19. 19.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 72 (c) −28 (d) 28
  20. 20.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 81 (d) 5
  21. 21.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 19
  23. 23.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 21
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) −4
  25. 25.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 41 (d) −13
  26. 26.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  27. 27.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 56 (c) 2 (d) 12
  28. 28.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 3
  29. 29.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 16
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  32. 32.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 16
  33. 33.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 26 (c) −4 (d) 6
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  35. 35.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 70 (c) −4 (d) −14
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 2 (d) 16
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 14
  38. 38.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  39. 39.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 70 (c) 40 (d) −30
  40. 40.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 24

Answer key

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

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