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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 179 · 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 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 12
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 6
  6. 6.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) −18
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −17 (d) 27
  8. 8.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −1
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 11
  10. 10.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 2
  12. 12.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) 15
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) −3
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 15
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −22
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 23
  19. 19.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) −23
  20. 20.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  21. 21.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 0
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) −18
  23. 23.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −30
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2
  27. 27.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) −13
  28. 28.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 61 (d) −23
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 15
  30. 30.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −49 (b) 49 (c) 69 (d) −39
  31. 31.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 15
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  33. 33.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) 5
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −1 (d) 25
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) −13
  36. 36.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 12 (d) 10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 20
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) −4
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) −17
  40. 40.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) −9 (d) 9

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. 1
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. 6
  6. −18
  7. 17
  8. 1
  9. 7
  10. 14
  11. −2
  12. 5
  13. −1
  14. −6
  15. 15
  16. 15
  17. 22
  18. 23
  19. −33
  20. −6
  21. −6
  22. 18
  23. −1
  24. 3
  25. 30
  26. −2
  27. −13
  28. −23
  29. 5
  30. −49
  31. −7
  32. 9
  33. −5
  34. 15
  35. 13
  36. 0
  37. 20
  38. 4
  39. 17
  40. −9

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