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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 922 · 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 ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 69 (c) 11 (d) 21
  2. 2.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 50
  3. 3.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 61 (c) −21 (d) 21
  4. 4.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 63 (c) 7 (d) −3
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 16 (d) 12
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 2
  7. 7.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 74 (c) 2 (d) −2
  8. 8.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 28 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 4
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 7 (d) 39
  11. 11.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 46 (c) −20 (d) 20
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 12
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  14. 14.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −7 (d) 3
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) 7
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 8
  17. 17.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) −4
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 20
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 25
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) −6
  23. 23.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 45 (c) −45 (d) −35
  24. 24.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) 53
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  26. 26.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 15
  27. 27.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) −16
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) 37
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −8
  30. 30.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  31. 31.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 35 (c) −19 (d) −9
  32. 32.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) 13
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) −3
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 16
  37. 37.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 53 (c) −31 (d) 31
  38. 38.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 0
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 8
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 20
  3. −21
  4. −3
  5. 12
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. −6
  9. −8
  10. 29
  11. −20
  12. 24
  13. 19
  14. −7
  15. −3
  16. 8
  17. −14
  18. −9
  19. 20
  20. 25
  21. 7
  22. −6
  23. −45
  24. 23
  25. −4
  26. 3
  27. −16
  28. 27
  29. 2
  30. −6
  31. −19
  32. −13
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. −8
  36. 6
  37. −31
  38. 0
  39. −2
  40. 42

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