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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 906 · 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 ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 45 (d) −15
  2. 2.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 5
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 30
  5. 5.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 23
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 10
  8. 8.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 20 (d) −10
  10. 10.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −12
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) −11 (d) 11
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 41
  13. 13.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 22 (c) 54 (d) 44
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  16. 16.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) −17 (c) 47 (d) 27
  17. 17.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) −23 (c) 71 (d) 33
  18. 18.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 82 (c) −24 (d) 34
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  20. 20.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) −31
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 22
  22. 22.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 15
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 15 (d) 49
  24. 24.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) 34
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 27
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 27
  28. 28.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 61
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) −32
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 21
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  33. 33.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 77 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  34. 34.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  36. 36.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) −17
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  38. 38.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) 3
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) −8
  40. 40.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 19

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. −1
  3. −6
  4. 30
  5. −23
  6. −2
  7. 6
  8. 9
  9. 0
  10. −12
  11. 11
  12. 31
  13. 1
  14. 44
  15. 15
  16. −27
  17. −33
  18. −34
  19. 12
  20. −31
  21. 14
  22. 5
  23. 39
  24. 11
  25. 24
  26. 7
  27. 9
  28. 1
  29. 32
  30. 1
  31. −9
  32. 18
  33. −9
  34. −1
  35. 15
  36. −7
  37. −2
  38. −3
  39. 8
  40. 5

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