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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 198 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 17 (d) 19
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 15
  4. 4.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 5 (c) 39 (d) 29
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  7. 7.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −8
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 26 (d) −36
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) −16
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −15
  12. 12.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) 14
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  15. 15.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 55 (c) 11 (d) 1
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 14
  17. 17.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) 11 (d) 35
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  21. 21.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −8
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 13
  23. 23.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 80 (c) −10 (d) −20
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) −9
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 18
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) −16 (d) 16
  27. 27.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) 39 (c) 25 (d) 49
  28. 28.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 28
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  31. 31.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 6
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −14
  36. 36.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  37. 37.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 1
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) −10
  39. 39.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) −7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 3

Answer key

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

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