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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 788 · 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 ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 31 (d) −1
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 0
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 20
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 19
  6. 6.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 66 (c) 0 (d) −10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −9 (d) 1
  8. 8.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 64 (c) −2 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 25
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) −18
  11. 11.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −8 (d) 2
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  13. 13.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 18 (d) −8
  14. 14.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −30 (c) 28 (d) 30
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 9
  17. 17.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 16
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 9
  19. 19.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) −15
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) −3
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 15
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 32
  24. 24.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) −2 (d) −12
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −13
  27. 27.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 73
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 27 (d) −17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 28 (d) 8
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 6
  32. 32.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 5
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 22 (d) 36
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 37
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 7
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 18
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 13 (c) 41 (d) 31
  38. 38.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  39. 39.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 46 (d) 4
  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) 11 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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