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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 769 · 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 ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 73 (c) 9 (d) −9
  2. 2.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) −8
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 5
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 35
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) −2 (d) 22
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) 19
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −27
  10. 10.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 2
  11. 11.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 88
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) −15 (d) −5
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 56
  14. 14.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 42
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) −12
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) −30 (d) 40
  17. 17.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 21
  18. 18.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 57 (d) 21
  19. 19.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 22 (d) 18
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 4
  23. 23.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  24. 24.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 9
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 30 (d) 36
  26. 26.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 65 (c) −1 (d) 9
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 18
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −15 (d) 25
  30. 30.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 11
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) −19
  32. 32.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) 28 (c) 12 (d) −18
  33. 33.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 19
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) 15
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  36. 36.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 6
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  38. 38.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) −10
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −14
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 1 (d) 11

Answer key

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

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