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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 178 · 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 −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) 25 (d) 39
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) −5
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) 35
  6. 6.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −13 (c) 75 (d) 23
  7. 7.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 19 (d) 27
  9. 9.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −4 (d) −5
  10. 10.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 25
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 6
  12. 12.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  13. 13.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 19
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 4
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −45 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) 21
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  18. 18.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 60 (d) −10
  19. 19.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  21. 21.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) −17 (d) 43
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 13
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 17 (d) 15
  25. 25.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −38 (b) −48 (c) 48 (d) 68
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) −16
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −3
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 30
  29. 29.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  30. 30.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) −44 (d) 54
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 26 (d) −4
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 1
  35. 35.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) −22
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 22 (d) −6
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 17
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) −6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 22 (c) 10 (d) −10
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −46 (b) 22 (c) 56 (d) 46

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. −1
  3. 39
  4. 5
  5. 35
  6. −23
  7. 2
  8. 17
  9. −5
  10. 11
  11. 5
  12. 0
  13. −19
  14. 17
  15. 4
  16. 45
  17. 14
  18. −10
  19. −9
  20. 7
  21. −27
  22. −1
  23. 9
  24. 5
  25. −48
  26. 16
  27. −13
  28. 8
  29. −15
  30. 4
  31. 44
  32. 4
  33. −3
  34. 1
  35. −22
  36. −6
  37. 37
  38. −6
  39. 0
  40. 46

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