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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 15 · 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.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) −6
  2. 2.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −32 (c) −42 (d) 42
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 9
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 10
  5. 5.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 76 (c) −2 (d) 12
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −34 (c) 18 (d) 44
  7. 7.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  8. 8.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) 9
  9. 9.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 15
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) −1 (d) 3
  11. 11.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) −9 (d) 9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −12
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 9
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 12
  15. 15.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 15
  16. 16.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 0
  17. 17.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 44 (d) 16
  18. 18.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 28
  20. 20.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) −4 (c) 18 (d) 28
  22. 22.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 54
  23. 23.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) −9
  24. 24.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) 10 (c) 32 (d) 42
  25. 25.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) 1
  27. 27.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 9
  28. 28.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 25
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 14
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −3 (d) 19
  32. 32.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) −31 (c) −41 (d) 41
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 11
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −2
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) −34
  36. 36.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 79
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −16
  38. 38.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 16
  39. 39.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) 3
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 46

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. −42
  3. 31
  4. 14
  5. −12
  6. 34
  7. −8
  8. −1
  9. −9
  10. −7
  11. 9
  12. 12
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. −7
  16. −10
  17. 6
  18. −1
  19. 18
  20. −2
  21. 18
  22. −28
  23. 9
  24. 32
  25. −5
  26. 1
  27. −9
  28. −9
  29. 0
  30. 7
  31. 19
  32. −41
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 34
  36. −33
  37. 16
  38. 0
  39. −7
  40. 36

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