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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 197 · 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 −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 9 (d) 13
  3. 3.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 1
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) −38
  5. 5.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −5
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  8. 8.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 19 (d) −5
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) −7
  10. 10.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 71 (d) −7
  11. 11.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) −6
  12. 12.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) −45 (c) 23 (d) 45
  14. 14.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) 25 (c) 5 (d) 15
  15. 15.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −15
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 14
  17. 17.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −8 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 18
  19. 19.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 18
  20. 20.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 10
  21. 21.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) −5 (d) −15
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 13
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 20 (d) 16
  26. 26.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 45
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 18
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −20
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 14
  31. 31.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  32. 32.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) −13 (d) 13
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 34
  34. 34.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 73 (c) −7 (d) 7
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.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) 46 (c) 36 (d) 24
  37. 37.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  38. 38.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) −24
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −1
  40. 40.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 8 (d) −6

Answer key

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

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