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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 918 · 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 ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 61 (c) −15 (d) 5
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −11
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −25
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 20 (c) 44 (d) −34
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) 7 (d) 25
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 31 (d) −7
  8. 8.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  9. 9.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −3
  10. 10.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 58 (c) 8 (d) −8
  11. 11.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 81 (d) −9
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) 21
  13. 13.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 19
  14. 14.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) −9 (d) 19
  15. 15.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 37 (c) −5 (d) −15
  16. 16.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 4
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 1
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 12
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) 0
  21. 21.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  22. 22.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 12 (d) 30
  24. 24.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  26. 26.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 10
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 29 (d) 9
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 31 (d) 19
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 38
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 23 (c) −31 (d) 31
  31. 31.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 43 (c) −13 (d) −3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 32
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −1
  34. 34.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 13
  35. 35.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 43 (d) −9
  36. 36.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −12 (d) −2
  38. 38.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 21
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −14
  40. 40.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12

Answer key

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

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