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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 947 · 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 ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −49 (c) −39 (d) 49
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 13 (c) 37 (d) 27
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) 44
  4. 4.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) 34 (c) −24 (d) 18
  5. 5.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 24 (d) 2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 11 (d) 17
  10. 10.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −28 (c) 42 (d) 28
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) 23
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) −20
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) −7
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) 13
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 11 (c) 33 (d) 23
  17. 17.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) −14
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 15
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 12
  20. 20.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  21. 21.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 49 (d) −13
  22. 22.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) −50 (d) 68
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) 40
  24. 24.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) 46 (c) 20 (d) 36
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 15 (c) 47 (d) −37
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 57 (b) −47 (c) 47 (d) 23
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 2
  28. 28.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 8
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 19
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 0
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 48
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 5
  34. 34.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  35. 35.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 72 (d) −16
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) −3
  37. 37.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 68 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  38. 38.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 80 (c) 6 (d) −6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45

Answer key

  1. −49
  2. 27
  3. 44
  4. 24
  5. −4
  6. 4
  7. −2
  8. 2
  9. 17
  10. −28
  11. 13
  12. 20
  13. 7
  14. −12
  15. 3
  16. 23
  17. −14
  18. 23
  19. 28
  20. −11
  21. −23
  22. −50
  23. 40
  24. 36
  25. 37
  26. 47
  27. 2
  28. −16
  29. 29
  30. 0
  31. 14
  32. 38
  33. 5
  34. −7
  35. −26
  36. −3
  37. −6
  38. −6
  39. 4
  40. 35

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