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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 784 · 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 ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) −35
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  3. 3.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −14
  4. 4.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  5. 5.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 68 (d) 14
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  7. 7.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 36 (d) −8
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  9. 9.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 34
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −20 (c) −10 (d) 20
  12. 12.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 6
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 9
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) −1
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 2
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 14
  17. 17.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 11
  18. 18.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 83
  19. 19.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 44 (c) 18 (d) 28
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −20
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) −10
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 12 (c) 34 (d) −34
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 18
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 26
  25. 25.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 78 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) 26
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 4 (d) −24
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 8
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) −2
  31. 31.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 82 (c) −12 (d) 12
  32. 32.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 63
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 11 (d) −3
  35. 35.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 8
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 22 (d) 40
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) −12
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5

Answer key

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

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