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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 973 · 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 ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 70 (c) −18 (d) −8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 62 (c) −16 (d) 26
  3. 3.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 20
  4. 4.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 16
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  6. 6.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 13
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 1 (c) −19 (d) 19
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 19
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 13 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 11
  11. 11.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 6
  12. 12.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −13
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  14. 14.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 9
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −6
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) −20
  18. 18.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 7
  20. 20.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 12 (d) 24
  22. 22.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 32
  25. 25.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 16
  26. 26.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 29 (d) −11
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 7
  28. 28.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 80 (c) −12 (d) 22
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 16 (d) 10
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) −1
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 18
  36. 36.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 18
  38. 38.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 22 (d) 2
  39. 39.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −44 (b) 44 (c) 66 (d) −34
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7

Answer key

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

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