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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 10 · 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.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 11 (d) 37
  2. 2.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 82 (c) −24 (d) 34
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 39
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 18
  5. 5.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 56 (c) 28 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) −40
  7. 7.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 90 (d) −6
  8. 8.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  9. 9.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 37 (c) 9 (d) 19
  10. 10.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) −8
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 7
  12. 12.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 3
  13. 13.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 7
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 25 (c) −35 (d) 35
  15. 15.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 5
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −5
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) −5 (d) −15
  18. 18.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 35
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −21
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 20
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 14
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 14
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 12
  25. 25.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 35
  26. 26.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 7
  28. 28.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 38 (c) 10 (d) 0
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 28
  30. 30.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 15
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) 20 (d) 48
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 21
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 6
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) −14
  36. 36.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 13 (d) −5
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 39 (d) −29
  38. 38.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 7
  39. 39.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 64 (c) −6 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) −37

Answer key

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

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