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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 170 · 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 −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −2 (d) 20
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 3
  3. 3.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 27
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 42
  6. 6.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 65
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 4
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 17
  9. 9.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) −6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 22
  11. 11.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 67
  12. 12.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 7
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) 51
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 18
  16. 16.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 70 (c) 20 (d) −20
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −3
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 25 (d) 15
  20. 20.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 44
  21. 21.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 62 (d) −28
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 3 (d) 27
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) 37 (d) −27
  24. 24.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) −11
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 28
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 20
  27. 27.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 3
  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) 33 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) −1
  30. 30.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 56
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  32. 32.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) −13 (d) 23
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) −10
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) −9
  37. 37.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 26
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 5
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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