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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 144 · 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 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 15
  2. 2.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 87 (d) −33
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 23
  6. 6.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  7. 7.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) −8
  8. 8.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  9. 9.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  11. 11.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  12. 12.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) 37 (c) 47 (d) 15
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) −2
  14. 14.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 23
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) −3
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 29
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) 6
  19. 19.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 56 (d) 4
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 29
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  23. 23.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 3
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) −8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) 3
  26. 26.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) 51
  28. 28.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) −1
  29. 29.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) 24 (d) 8
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 45
  32. 32.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 36
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −6
  34. 34.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) −8
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 18
  38. 38.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 40
  39. 39.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 66 (d) 14
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 11

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. −33
  3. −1
  4. 2
  5. 17
  6. 6
  7. 2
  8. −2
  9. −6
  10. 10
  11. −8
  12. 37
  13. −2
  14. 1
  15. −3
  16. 35
  17. −9
  18. −4
  19. −4
  20. 14
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. −5
  24. 8
  25. 3
  26. −11
  27. 41
  28. 1
  29. 24
  30. −2
  31. 35
  32. 12
  33. 6
  34. −10
  35. 2
  36. 34
  37. −8
  38. 12
  39. −14
  40. 3

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