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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 140 · 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 sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 18 (d) −10
  2. 2.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 3
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 63 (c) −29 (d) −39
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  5. 5.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 57
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) −40 (d) 50
  7. 7.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 2
  8. 8.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −19 (c) 61 (d) 29
  9. 9.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 63 (c) −19 (d) −29
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 27 (d) 41
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  13. 13.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 6
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 25
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 26
  17. 17.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) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
  18. 18.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 17
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 17
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 12
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 52 (c) −42 (d) 42
  22. 22.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) −20
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 5
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 24
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 27
  26. 26.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) −30 (c) 56 (d) 40
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 41
  28. 28.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) −23 (d) 33
  29. 29.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 41
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) 8
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) 27
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 10
  34. 34.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) −45
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  37. 37.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) −15 (d) 43
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −11
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 6 (c) 28 (d) −28
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14

Answer key

  1. −10
  2. −11
  3. −39
  4. −2
  5. −9
  6. 40
  7. −6
  8. −29
  9. −29
  10. 31
  11. 39
  12. 19
  13. 6
  14. 39
  15. 1
  16. 36
  17. 35
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. −6
  21. 42
  22. −30
  23. 17
  24. 14
  25. 11
  26. −40
  27. 31
  28. −23
  29. 15
  30. −2
  31. 14
  32. 29
  33. 32
  34. −3
  35. 45
  36. −2
  37. −25
  38. −11
  39. 28
  40. 14

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