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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 933 · 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 ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  3. 3.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  4. 4.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 76 (d) −2
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 17
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) −41 (c) 19 (d) 41
  8. 8.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 46 (d) 32
  9. 9.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 13
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) 46
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 12
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 29
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) −6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 38 (d) 24
  18. 18.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 11 (c) −31 (d) 31
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) −14
  21. 21.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) 20 (c) −36 (d) 46
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 9
  23. 23.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 0
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) −45 (c) 45 (d) 23
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 50 (d) 4
  29. 29.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 52 (c) 16 (d) −16
  30. 30.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 59
  31. 31.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 32
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 9
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 24
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) −16
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 2 (d) 16
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 31 (d) 9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) −34
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) −21 (d) 31
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 17 (d) 19

Answer key

  1. −10
  2. 2
  3. −3
  4. 2
  5. 7
  6. −1
  7. 41
  8. 22
  9. −4
  10. −9
  11. −5
  12. 36
  13. 27
  14. 4
  15. 19
  16. 6
  17. 14
  18. −14
  19. 31
  20. −14
  21. 36
  22. −1
  23. −4
  24. 0
  25. 45
  26. 3
  27. −1
  28. 4
  29. 16
  30. 11
  31. −6
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. 40
  35. 16
  36. 16
  37. 9
  38. 34
  39. 21
  40. 9

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