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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 82 · 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 ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  2. 2.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 75 (d) 19
  3. 3.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 71 (c) −3 (d) 3
  4. 4.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) −39 (c) 39 (d) 17
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 38
  6. 6.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 14
  7. 7.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 21 (d) 41
  9. 9.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) −47 (c) 47 (d) 69
  10. 10.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 55
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 17
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 23
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) −16
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 17
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) 30
  18. 18.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 48 (c) −4 (d) 4
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −15
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 7 (c) 35 (d) 25
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −6
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 26
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) 9
  24. 24.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 35
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) −2
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) −2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 14 (c) 36 (d) −36
  29. 29.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 1
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) −2
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 3 (c) −25 (d) 35
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 5 (d) 33
  34. 34.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) −14
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 12
  38. 38.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 10 (c) −6 (d) 16
  40. 40.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 45

Answer key

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

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