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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 902 · 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 ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 59
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 9
  3. 3.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 29
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) −4
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  8. 8.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 80 (c) 8 (d) −2
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 23 (d) 3
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 12
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  14. 14.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) −1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  16. 16.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 79
  17. 17.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 90
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −15
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 28
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 12
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 5
  23. 23.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 71 (d) −27
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 25 (c) 37 (d) −37
  25. 25.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 5
  26. 26.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  28. 28.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) 35 (c) 25 (d) −35
  29. 29.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −6 (d) 6
  30. 30.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 79 (c) 13 (d) −3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 4
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 37
  33. 33.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −15
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) −16
  35. 35.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 45 (d) 1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) −18
  37. 37.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 49 (d) 27
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 13
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) 5
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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