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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 884 · 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 ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 69 (d) 3
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 34
  3. 3.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 83 (c) 5 (d) −5
  4. 4.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 25
  6. 6.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 24
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 10
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) −5 (c) 29 (d) 19
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 6
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) 27
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) −11
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 31
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) 18
  15. 15.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 40
  16. 16.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 69 (d) −23
  17. 17.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) −8 (d) 18
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 16
  19. 19.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 14
  20. 20.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 23
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 7
  24. 24.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 37 (c) 7 (d) 17
  25. 25.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 41 (c) −27 (d) 27
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 6 (c) −5 (d) 5
  29. 29.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) 3
  31. 31.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  32. 32.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 50
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  34. 34.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 79 (d) −29
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 25 (c) −35 (d) 35
  36. 36.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 86 (c) 2 (d) 8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 11
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) 32
  40. 40.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7

Answer key

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

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