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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 796 · 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 ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 65 (d) 15
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) −38
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  4. 4.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) −20
  5. 5.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) −8
  6. 6.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) −5
  7. 7.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  8. 8.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 1 (d) 29
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −7
  11. 11.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 26
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  13. 13.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 59
  14. 14.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 1
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) −22
  16. 16.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 61 (d) −3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  18. 18.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) 40 (d) 14
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 10
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) 39 (d) −39
  22. 22.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 23
  23. 23.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 85 (d) −13
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −25 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  26. 26.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 10
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 22
  28. 28.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −2
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 8
  31. 31.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) 63
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 26 (d) 16
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) −3
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 24
  36. 36.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 25 (d) 7
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 29 (d) 51
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 38
  3. −11
  4. −20
  5. −8
  6. 5
  7. 15
  8. −12
  9. 19
  10. −7
  11. 2
  12. −7
  13. 15
  14. −1
  15. 22
  16. −3
  17. 3
  18. 30
  19. 16
  20. 6
  21. 39
  22. 1
  23. −13
  24. −15
  25. 5
  26. 10
  27. 2
  28. −12
  29. 6
  30. −2
  31. −39
  32. 6
  33. 3
  34. −14
  35. −4
  36. −7
  37. −13
  38. 41
  39. −8
  40. 7

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