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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 988 · 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 ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) −20
  2. 2.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 39 (d) 1
  3. 3.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 31
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 15
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) 3
  7. 7.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 5
  8. 8.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 3
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −46 (b) 46 (c) 22 (d) 56
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  11. 11.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 2
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) −7
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  14. 14.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  15. 15.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) −45 (d) 71
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 12
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) −1
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) −1
  20. 20.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 19
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 12
  22. 22.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 14
  24. 24.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 19 (d) 15
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 2
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) −17
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  29. 29.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 6 (d) 14
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 26
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) −26
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 18
  34. 34.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 68
  35. 35.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) 52
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) −7
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −15
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  40. 40.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) 22 (c) 4 (d) −12

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 1
  3. −11
  4. 37
  5. 31
  6. 3
  7. 15
  8. 3
  9. 46
  10. 0
  11. −8
  12. −7
  13. 24
  14. −6
  15. −45
  16. 3
  17. 0
  18. −1
  19. 19
  20. 9
  21. 2
  22. 6
  23. 4
  24. 7
  25. 5
  26. 2
  27. 17
  28. 12
  29. −14
  30. 40
  31. 9
  32. 26
  33. 14
  34. 4
  35. −36
  36. −7
  37. −4
  38. 15
  39. −4
  40. 12

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