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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 812 · 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 ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 45 (c) 23 (d) 13
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 12 (c) 34 (d) 44
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 22
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 31
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 17
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 8
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −4
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 19 (d) 39
  11. 11.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 6
  12. 12.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 34
  13. 13.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) 10
  14. 14.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) −23 (d) 13
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 16
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 0
  17. 17.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 1
  20. 20.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 23
  21. 21.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 51 (c) −25 (d) 25
  22. 22.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 62 (d) −30
  23. 23.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 81 (d) −7
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 22
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 10 (d) 26
  26. 26.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 49 (c) 15 (d) −15
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 24 (d) 40
  28. 28.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 29 (d) 5
  29. 29.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 76 (d) 8
  30. 30.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 17 (d) 11
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 42
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) −28
  33. 33.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) 5
  34. 34.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 56 (c) 34 (d) −24
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −21
  36. 36.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 13
  37. 37.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 21
  38. 38.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  39. 39.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) −25 (d) 85
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4

Answer key

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

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