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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 160 · 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 −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 34
  2. 2.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 86 (c) 30 (d) −30
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) 29 (d) 19
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  7. 7.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  8. 8.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 4
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  13. 13.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 60
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 8 (d) −30
  15. 15.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 14
  16. 16.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 90 (c) −16 (d) 16
  17. 17.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) −4 (d) 5
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 16
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 2
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −11
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 36
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) −4 (d) 16
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  26. 26.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 30 (c) −6 (d) 16
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) −2
  28. 28.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 26
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 2
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 36
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 30
  33. 33.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 82
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) 51 (c) −51 (d) −41
  37. 37.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  38. 38.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 29 (d) 5
  40. 40.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. −30
  3. 19
  4. −2
  5. 0
  6. −11
  7. −17
  8. −5
  9. 6
  10. −4
  11. 2
  12. 0
  13. −18
  14. 30
  15. −12
  16. −16
  17. −5
  18. 22
  19. −4
  20. 2
  21. −19
  22. 11
  23. 26
  24. 16
  25. 14
  26. 6
  27. 20
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. −10
  31. 36
  32. 30
  33. −6
  34. 1
  35. 34
  36. −51
  37. −11
  38. −4
  39. 5
  40. 1

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