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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 13 · 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 −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 9
  2. 2.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −9
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) −22
  4. 4.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 9
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  7. 7.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 56 (d) −4
  8. 8.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) −5 (d) 5
  9. 9.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 31 (d) 13
  10. 10.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) −32
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 10
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 14
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) −43 (c) 43 (d) 19
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 2 (d) 22
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 26
  17. 17.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) −1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 26
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 23 (c) 45 (d) 35
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 4
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 25
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 22 (d) 8
  26. 26.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 14
  27. 27.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −5 (d) 5
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) −15
  30. 30.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  31. 31.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 44
  32. 32.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −8 (d) 2
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) −12
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) 13
  36. 36.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 24
  37. 37.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 59 (c) 11 (d) 1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 33 (c) 13 (d) −3
  39. 39.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 52 (c) 2 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. −9
  3. 22
  4. 5
  5. 35
  6. −19
  7. 4
  8. −5
  9. −13
  10. −11
  11. 32
  12. −4
  13. −8
  14. 43
  15. 22
  16. 16
  17. −1
  18. 8
  19. 8
  20. −3
  21. 35
  22. 16
  23. 10
  24. 3
  25. 8
  26. 4
  27. −6
  28. 5
  29. 15
  30. 1
  31. −24
  32. 0
  33. 2
  34. −12
  35. 13
  36. −2
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. −2
  40. −6

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