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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 949 · 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 ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 49 (c) 37 (d) −37
  2. 2.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) −4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) −23 (d) 47
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 5
  5. 5.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  6. 6.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 21
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 19
  8. 8.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 60
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  10. 10.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 15
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) 52
  12. 12.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) −14
  13. 13.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) −17 (d) 53
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −45 (c) 55 (d) 23
  16. 16.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) −20 (c) 70 (d) 30
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 58 (c) 28 (d) −18
  19. 19.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) −7
  20. 20.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 87 (d) −11
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 22
  23. 23.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 11
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −4
  25. 25.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 89
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 29 (d) 45
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 14 (c) 0 (d) 10
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 14
  30. 30.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 14
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −21 (d) −11
  33. 33.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 24
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 20
  36. 36.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 1
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 10
  38. 38.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −4 (d) −5
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  40. 40.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 38 (c) 6 (d) −4

Answer key

  1. −37
  2. 4
  3. −23
  4. 17
  5. 22
  6. 11
  7. 9
  8. 4
  9. −7
  10. 5
  11. 42
  12. −14
  13. −27
  14. 12
  15. 45
  16. −30
  17. 0
  18. 18
  19. −17
  20. −21
  21. −2
  22. 16
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. −19
  26. 35
  27. 7
  28. −10
  29. 12
  30. −14
  31. −8
  32. −11
  33. 1
  34. 24
  35. 24
  36. 1
  37. 10
  38. −5
  39. 5
  40. −4

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