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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 163 · 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 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  2. 2.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 31 (d) −15
  3. 3.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 44
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) −16
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 12
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 11
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −7 (d) 7
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 4 (d) 10
  12. 12.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) −29 (c) 39 (d) 27
  13. 13.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) −32
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 12
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 14
  17. 17.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
  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.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) −20
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  23. 23.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) 11
  25. 25.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 33 (c) −9 (d) 9
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) 2
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) −26
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −23
  30. 30.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 60 (c) −2 (d) 2
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) 12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 2
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) 10
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 6
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 4
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  38. 38.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 49 (d) −7
  39. 39.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 7

Answer key

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

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