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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 892 · 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 ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) −10
  2. 2.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 6
  3. 3.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 15
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) −35 (d) 35
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 14
  8. 8.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 6 (d) −6
  10. 10.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 51 (d) 33
  11. 11.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −22 (c) 66 (d) 22
  12. 12.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −12 (d) −2
  14. 14.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 1
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) 15
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  17. 17.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −8 (d) 18
  18. 18.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 12
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  21. 21.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 13
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) −12 (d) 12
  23. 23.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) −15 (d) 15
  24. 24.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 5
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 16
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 22
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) −18
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 23 (c) −47 (d) 57
  31. 31.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 1
  32. 32.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 28
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 22
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) 26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) −16
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) −3
  38. 38.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) −4
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 23
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 10

Answer key

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

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