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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 942 · 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 ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 50 (c) 8 (d) −2
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  3. 3.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 8
  4. 4.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 19
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  6. 6.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 25
  7. 7.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 17
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −3
  9. 9.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 27
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) −8
  12. 12.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) 7
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) −2
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 4
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 26
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) −34
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) 9
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 7 (d) 5
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −2 (d) −16
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) −7
  23. 23.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) −21
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 11
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 31
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −17
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 15 (d) 13
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −9
  29. 29.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 31 (c) 17 (d) −17
  30. 30.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −33 (c) 71 (d) 33
  31. 31.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 14
  32. 32.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  34. 34.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  36. 36.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 17
  38. 38.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 40
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) 11

Answer key

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

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