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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 925 · 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 ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −32 (c) 76 (d) 32
  2. 2.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) −19
  3. 3.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 3
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  7. 7.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 60 (d) −18
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 21 (c) 39 (d) 49
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) −8 (d) 8
  12. 12.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 58
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 13
  14. 14.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  16. 16.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) −45
  17. 17.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 37 (d) −3
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 16
  21. 21.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −7
  22. 22.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 16
  23. 23.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 1
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) −32
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) 13
  28. 28.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) −32
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  30. 30.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 61 (c) 31 (d) −31
  31. 31.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 65 (d) 25
  32. 32.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  34. 34.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 77
  35. 35.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 9
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 19 (d) 45
  38. 38.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) −29
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 6
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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