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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 894 · 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 ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 51 (c) 19 (d) −19
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 0 (c) 24 (d) −24
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −31
  4. 4.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 11
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 11
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 15
  8. 8.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) −12
  9. 9.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −47 (b) −37 (c) 71 (d) 47
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 0 (d) 18
  11. 11.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 46
  12. 12.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −14 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  14. 14.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 68 (c) −18 (d) 18
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 18 (d) 36
  16. 16.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) −3
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 11
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) −7
  20. 20.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) −32 (d) 66
  21. 21.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 14
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 11
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  24. 24.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 27
  25. 25.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 94 (d) −14
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 20
  27. 27.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 20 (d) −10
  28. 28.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 26
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 13
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 14
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) −34
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) −9
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 25 (d) −7
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −4
  37. 37.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 9 (d) 33
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 49
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) 24

Answer key

  1. −19
  2. 24
  3. 31
  4. 3
  5. 18
  6. 23
  7. 31
  8. −12
  9. −47
  10. 18
  11. −4
  12. −4
  13. 9
  14. −18
  15. 36
  16. 3
  17. 34
  18. −3
  19. 3
  20. −32
  21. −8
  22. 21
  23. 15
  24. 3
  25. −14
  26. 28
  27. 0
  28. 1
  29. 6
  30. 13
  31. 22
  32. 34
  33. 0
  34. 9
  35. 7
  36. 4
  37. −11
  38. 33
  39. 39
  40. 14

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