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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 914 · 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 ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 58
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) −26
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 14
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 19
  5. 5.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) −2 (d) 8
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  8. 8.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  9. 9.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 61 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 7
  12. 12.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) −16
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 28
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 51 (c) −19 (d) 19
  15. 15.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −25 (c) −35 (d) 35
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) 28
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) −31
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 49
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) −17
  20. 20.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 22
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  22. 22.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 34
  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) 15 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) −39
  24. 24.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 67 (d) −7
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) −11
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 5 (c) 27 (d) 17
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 19
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) −7
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) −4
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 0
  31. 31.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 31
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 18
  34. 34.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 18 (d) 16
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) −6
  37. 37.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 76 (d) −2
  38. 38.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 18
  40. 40.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) −4

Answer key

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

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