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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 196 · 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 −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) −9
  2. 2.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −21 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  3. 3.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 85
  4. 4.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 41
  6. 6.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 8 (d) 0
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 8
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 17
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 19 (d) 27
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −1
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  12. 12.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) −36 (d) 46
  14. 14.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) 32
  15. 15.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) 24
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 13
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 16
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) −11
  21. 21.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) −20
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) 7
  24. 24.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 43 (d) 19
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) −35
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) −2
  29. 29.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 89 (c) 13 (d) −3
  30. 30.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  31. 31.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 50 (c) −2 (d) 8
  32. 32.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −8 (d) 18
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) −2 (d) 2
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 26
  37. 37.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 2
  38. 38.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 51
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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