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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 765 · 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 ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 40 (c) 0 (d) 10
  2. 2.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 25
  3. 3.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 57
  4. 4.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 93 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  5. 5.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 50 (c) 32 (d) 22
  6. 6.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) 13
  8. 8.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 0
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 31 (d) −21
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) −13 (d) 13
  11. 11.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  13. 13.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 57
  14. 14.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 31 (d) 9
  15. 15.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 89 (d) −19
  16. 16.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 53 (c) 3 (d) 7
  17. 17.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 66 (c) −2 (d) 12
  18. 18.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 47 (d) 23
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) −21 (d) 31
  20. 20.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) −4
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) −16 (d) 26
  22. 22.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) −26 (d) 36
  23. 23.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 12
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 6 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 13
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 56 (c) −46 (d) 46
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 9
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) −7 (d) 3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) −21 (d) 21
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 6
  34. 34.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −30 (c) −20 (d) 30
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) −15
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 23 (c) −35 (d) 35
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) −20
  38. 38.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 7
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 32
  40. 40.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 45

Answer key

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

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