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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 792 · 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 ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 58 (d) −48
  2. 2.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) −16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 37
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 48
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  6. 6.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) −9 (d) 1
  7. 7.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) 44 (c) −44 (d) −34
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 21
  9. 9.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) 8
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 15 (d) −3
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 31
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 40
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 13
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −9
  16. 16.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −8
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 15
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) −13
  19. 19.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 0
  20. 20.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 24
  21. 21.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 57
  22. 22.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 82 (c) 10 (d) −10
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  24. 24.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) 12
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  26. 26.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 41 (c) 11 (d) −1
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 31 (c) −7 (d) 7
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 0
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 15
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  31. 31.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  32. 32.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) −7
  33. 33.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 72 (d) −4
  34. 34.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) −8
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 1
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −7
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) 12
  38. 38.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 34 (c) 2 (d) −8
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −46 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 24
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. −48
  2. −16
  3. 37
  4. 38
  5. 11
  6. −9
  7. −44
  8. 11
  9. −2
  10. −13
  11. 33
  12. −4
  13. 30
  14. −15
  15. 9
  16. −18
  17. 19
  18. 13
  19. 0
  20. 0
  21. −35
  22. −10
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. −4
  26. −11
  27. 7
  28. −10
  29. 1
  30. −6
  31. −12
  32. −7
  33. −14
  34. −8
  35. 11
  36. −7
  37. 12
  38. −8
  39. 46
  40. −15

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