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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 961 · 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 ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 19 (c) 33 (d) 23
  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.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) −20
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 33
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 23
  8. 8.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) 9 (d) −9
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 26
  11. 11.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 19
  12. 12.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 12
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) −4 (d) 4
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 12
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 11
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 14 (d) 36
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 14
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 5
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −6
  21. 21.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 47 (c) −15 (d) −5
  22. 22.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 73 (c) 25 (d) −15
  23. 23.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 86 (c) −18 (d) −28
  24. 24.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) −14 (d) −4
  25. 25.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 61 (c) −7 (d) 3
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  27. 27.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 63
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) −27
  29. 29.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 14 (c) −10 (d) 10
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) −1
  31. 31.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 61 (c) 19 (d) −19
  32. 32.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  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) 51 (b) 41 (c) 17 (d) −41
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  35. 35.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) −50
  37. 37.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) −15 (d) −5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) 1
  39. 39.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) 22
  40. 40.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. 23
  3. 4
  4. −20
  5. −6
  6. 33
  7. −3
  8. 9
  9. 1
  10. 34
  11. 5
  12. −12
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 11
  16. 36
  17. 18
  18. 0
  19. 3
  20. 6
  21. −5
  22. −25
  23. −28
  24. −14
  25. −7
  26. 8
  27. −41
  28. 27
  29. 0
  30. −11
  31. 19
  32. −3
  33. 41
  34. 9
  35. 13
  36. −50
  37. −5
  38. −1
  39. −22
  40. −7

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