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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 921 · 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 ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 56 (d) −28
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 13 (c) −37 (d) 37
  3. 3.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  4. 4.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) −19
  5. 5.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 66 (d) −18
  6. 6.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 73 (c) −11 (d) −1
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) −36
  8. 8.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 8
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 14
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) −8
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) 3
  16. 16.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 47 (d) −23
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 4
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) −14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 17
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 2
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) −4
  22. 22.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 59 (c) −49 (d) −39
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) −18
  25. 25.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 18
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 12
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −19
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) −4
  31. 31.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 5
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 34
  36. 36.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 22
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) −40
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) −1
  39. 39.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) 40

Answer key

  1. −28
  2. 37
  3. 0
  4. −29
  5. −28
  6. −11
  7. 36
  8. −18
  9. 16
  10. −9
  11. 15
  12. 4
  13. 8
  14. 17
  15. −7
  16. −23
  17. 16
  18. 14
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. −14
  22. −49
  23. 8
  24. −8
  25. −12
  26. 12
  27. 19
  28. 13
  29. 11
  30. 4
  31. −14
  32. −1
  33. 13
  34. 0
  35. 24
  36. −2
  37. 40
  38. −1
  39. 9
  40. 40

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