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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 934 · 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.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) −16
  2. 2.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 53 (d) 19
  3. 3.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 11
  4. 4.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  5. 5.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 16
  6. 6.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −18
  8. 8.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  9. 9.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 67 (c) −5 (d) 5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −10
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 21 (c) −29 (d) 29
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) −10
  13. 13.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) −3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −47 (c) −37 (d) 69
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 65 (d) −7
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  18. 18.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 82
  19. 19.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) −10
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 16 (d) 10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  23. 23.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 48 (d) 14
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 21 (d) −23
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 5
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) −30
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  28. 28.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) −1
  29. 29.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) 6
  30. 30.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 61 (d) −27
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −10
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −41 (c) 17 (d) 51
  34. 34.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 26 (c) 14 (d) 24
  35. 35.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 10
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 13
  37. 37.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 66 (c) −18 (d) −28
  38. 38.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 22
  39. 39.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 11
  40. 40.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13

Answer key

  1. −16
  2. 19
  3. −5
  4. −14
  5. 8
  6. 5
  7. −8
  8. 23
  9. 5
  10. −20
  11. 29
  12. −10
  13. 3
  14. −47
  15. −4
  16. −7
  17. 15
  18. −24
  19. 0
  20. 0
  21. 2
  22. 8
  23. −14
  24. 23
  25. 5
  26. 30
  27. 9
  28. −1
  29. −4
  30. −27
  31. 10
  32. 0
  33. 41
  34. 14
  35. −16
  36. −13
  37. −28
  38. 8
  39. 3
  40. 3

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