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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 927 · 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 ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 64 (d) 18
  2. 2.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 9
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 17 (c) 31 (d) −31
  4. 4.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 14 (d) 2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 11
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −11
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 20
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) −3 (c) 15 (d) 25
  9. 9.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) 31 (c) −31 (d) 41
  10. 10.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −44 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 72
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −17
  15. 15.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 28 (d) −4
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 34
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) −32
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 5 (c) −27 (d) 37
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 30
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 9
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 10
  22. 22.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) −12
  23. 23.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 16
  25. 25.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 36
  26. 26.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 24
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 22 (c) 50 (d) −40
  30. 30.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 68 (c) −20 (d) −10
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 27 (d) 39
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 34
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 24
  34. 34.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 16
  35. 35.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 19 (d) −15
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −3
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 38
  38. 38.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  39. 39.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 66
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 22 (c) 38 (d) 28

Answer key

  1. −18
  2. 5
  3. 31
  4. −8
  5. −11
  6. −11
  7. 36
  8. 15
  9. 31
  10. −44
  11. 10
  12. 15
  13. −1
  14. 17
  15. −4
  16. 24
  17. 32
  18. 27
  19. 20
  20. 11
  21. 2
  22. −12
  23. −8
  24. 12
  25. −26
  26. −7
  27. 8
  28. 21
  29. 40
  30. −20
  31. 39
  32. 24
  33. 0
  34. 4
  35. −5
  36. 3
  37. 28
  38. −11
  39. −8
  40. 28

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