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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 804 · 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 ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) −29
  2. 2.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) −16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  5. 5.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) 5
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 17
  9. 9.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) −38
  10. 10.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 40 (d) 4
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) −47
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 32
  15. 15.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) −14 (d) 24
  16. 16.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 23
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 12 (d) 38
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  20. 20.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) −6
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 33 (d) −23
  23. 23.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 21 (c) 43 (d) −43
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) −22 (d) 22
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  27. 27.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  29. 29.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 91 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  30. 30.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 22 (d) 6
  31. 31.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 51
  32. 32.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 47
  33. 33.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) −21 (d) −1
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 8 (d) 10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 13
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) −31 (d) 15
  40. 40.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 47

Answer key

  1. −29
  2. −16
  3. 12
  4. 3
  5. 14
  6. −5
  7. 5
  8. 13
  9. −38
  10. −11
  11. −9
  12. −4
  13. −47
  14. 22
  15. 14
  16. −11
  17. 37
  18. 28
  19. 18
  20. −16
  21. −5
  22. 23
  23. 13
  24. 43
  25. 22
  26. −3
  27. −5
  28. −10
  29. −17
  30. −6
  31. 15
  32. −9
  33. −19
  34. −11
  35. 13
  36. 10
  37. −13
  38. 5
  39. 31
  40. 25

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