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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 195 · 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.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 12
  3. 3.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 59
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 23 (d) 51
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 2 (d) 18
  6. 6.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 9
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −22
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 41
  10. 10.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 83 (c) 9 (d) 1
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −4 (c) −5 (d) 5
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) −15 (d) 15
  14. 14.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  17. 17.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −17
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  20. 20.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 3 (d) −5
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  23. 23.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 1
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 24
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 4
  26. 26.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) 2
  27. 27.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 54
  28. 28.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  29. 29.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) −24 (d) −34
  30. 30.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) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  31. 31.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 39 (c) 3 (d) −3
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 22 (c) −38 (d) 48
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 0
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 22 (c) 46 (d) −46
  37. 37.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 39
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 8
  40. 40.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 36 (d) 24

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 30
  3. 13
  4. 41
  5. 18
  6. −1
  7. −15
  8. 22
  9. 31
  10. −9
  11. −5
  12. 22
  13. 15
  14. −9
  15. 5
  16. 11
  17. −7
  18. −3
  19. 0
  20. −6
  21. −5
  22. 11
  23. −1
  24. 36
  25. −4
  26. −2
  27. 22
  28. −10
  29. −34
  30. 22
  31. 3
  32. −6
  33. 38
  34. 22
  35. 9
  36. 46
  37. −5
  38. −2
  39. −2
  40. 14

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