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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 171 · 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 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −7 (d) 17
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) −7 (d) 3
  5. 5.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 36 (c) −8 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) −27
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 3
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 19 (c) 37 (d) 27
  9. 9.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) −5 (d) 15
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) −26
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  14. 14.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 88 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) −22
  15. 15.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 3 (c) −11 (d) 11
  16. 16.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 20
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 28
  19. 19.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) 51
  23. 23.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 3
  24. 24.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) −2 (d) 2
  26. 26.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) −24 (d) −14
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  28. 28.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 53 (c) 39 (d) −29
  29. 29.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 17
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) −23
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  32. 32.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 15
  34. 34.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 57 (c) −15 (d) −25
  35. 35.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 12
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) −7
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) −40 (d) 40
  38. 38.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) −6
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) −9
  40. 40.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 26

Answer key

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

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