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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 168 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 17
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) 9
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) −18
  4. 4.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 57 (c) −5 (d) 15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) −14 (d) 4
  6. 6.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 73
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 19 (d) −17
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) −5
  9. 9.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) 6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 20
  12. 12.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 21
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 0
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 7 (d) 15
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 18 (c) −24 (d) 24
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) −1
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 27
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 98 (c) 22 (d) −12
  19. 19.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 67 (c) 39 (d) −39
  20. 20.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 25
  21. 21.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) 1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 17
  23. 23.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 88 (d) 18
  24. 24.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 22 (c) 50 (d) 40
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  27. 27.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  28. 28.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 67
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) −6 (d) 16
  30. 30.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 43 (d) 31
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 21
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 19 (c) −15 (d) −5
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) −27 (d) 75
  35. 35.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −2
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 9 (d) 25
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) −3
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 26
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) 11

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. −9
  3. 18
  4. 5
  5. −4
  6. −43
  7. 17
  8. 5
  9. −4
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. −8
  14. 5
  15. 24
  16. 1
  17. 13
  18. −22
  19. −39
  20. 15
  21. −1
  22. −1
  23. −18
  24. 0
  25. 40
  26. 25
  27. 5
  28. −27
  29. 16
  30. 21
  31. −1
  32. −5
  33. −1
  34. −37
  35. −2
  36. 25
  37. 13
  38. 8
  39. −8
  40. 1

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