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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 161 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 35
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) 8
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 12
  4. 4.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) −6
  5. 5.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 46
  6. 6.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 49 (d) 9
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) 13
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 7
  9. 9.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) −10 (d) 0
  10. 10.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 86 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −19
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 26
  13. 13.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 54
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  17. 17.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) −1
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) −24
  19. 19.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 4
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) −40 (d) 50
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) 1
  23. 23.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 80 (c) 28 (d) −18
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 17
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  27. 27.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 13
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  29. 29.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) −32
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 13
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 10 (d) 18
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 6 (d) 2
  36. 36.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 90 (c) 0 (d) 10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  39. 39.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −41 (c) 23 (d) 51

Answer key

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

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