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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 986 · 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 ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  2. 2.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 21
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) −19 (d) 29
  4. 4.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 60 (c) −2 (d) 12
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 16
  6. 6.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) −7
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 25
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) −16
  10. 10.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  13. 13.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 68 (d) −42
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 18
  15. 15.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 83 (c) 21 (d) −21
  16. 16.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) −1
  17. 17.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 43 (d) −33
  18. 18.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 15
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 15
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) 5
  21. 21.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 4
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) 17
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  24. 24.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) −11
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 15
  27. 27.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 29 (d) −15
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  29. 29.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) 32 (c) −32 (d) 42
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) −35
  31. 31.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 77 (c) −11 (d) 11
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 13
  33. 33.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −53 (b) −43 (c) 53 (d) 67
  34. 34.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) 17
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 8 (d) 24
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  37. 37.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  38. 38.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) 55
  39. 39.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 29 (c) −3 (d) 3
  40. 40.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. −17
  2. −1
  3. 19
  4. 2
  5. −12
  6. −7
  7. 10
  8. 3
  9. −6
  10. 8
  11. 12
  12. −6
  13. −42
  14. 10
  15. −21
  16. −1
  17. −33
  18. 7
  19. −7
  20. 5
  21. 4
  22. 7
  23. 6
  24. −11
  25. 6
  26. −9
  27. −5
  28. 1
  29. 32
  30. 35
  31. −11
  32. −13
  33. −53
  34. 17
  35. 24
  36. −6
  37. −16
  38. −23
  39. −3
  40. −17

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