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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 166 · 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 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 12
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 22 (d) 36
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 35
  5. 5.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  6. 6.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 27
  7. 7.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 60
  8. 8.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 49 (d) −15
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) −11 (d) 1
  10. 10.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 19
  11. 11.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 14 (c) 40 (d) 30
  14. 14.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 26 (d) 18
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) −21 (d) −3
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 24
  17. 17.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) −8
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) −2
  19. 19.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) −15 (d) −5
  20. 20.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) 7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 24
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 14
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 5 (d) 25
  24. 24.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) 9
  25. 25.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 9 (d) 3
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 83 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  29. 29.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  30. 30.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) −13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 15
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 17
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 28 (c) 50 (d) 40
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −2
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −16
  37. 37.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −1
  38. 38.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −3
  39. 39.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 71
  40. 40.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 55

Answer key

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

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