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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 2 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −15
  2. 2.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 8
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 5
  4. 4.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  5. 5.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) −13
  6. 6.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 85 (c) 21 (d) −11
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  11. 11.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 13 (d) −5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −6
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 15
  14. 14.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) −3
  16. 16.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 34
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −12
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 13 (d) 23
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  20. 20.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −14
  22. 22.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) 4
  23. 23.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 49 (d) −15
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 6
  25. 25.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 52 (d) −8
  26. 26.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 0
  27. 27.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −41 (c) −51 (d) 67
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 52 (c) 42 (d) −42
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 23
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 30
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) −2 (d) 12
  33. 33.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −42 (c) −32 (d) 42
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −46 (c) 56 (d) 46
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −2
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) −2
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) 10
  40. 40.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 8
  3. 11
  4. 3
  5. −23
  6. −21
  7. 32
  8. 14
  9. 3
  10. −9
  11. −5
  12. 6
  13. 19
  14. 3
  15. 13
  16. −6
  17. 12
  18. 23
  19. 6
  20. 8
  21. 14
  22. −6
  23. −5
  24. −6
  25. −18
  26. −8
  27. −51
  28. 42
  29. 1
  30. 6
  31. 12
  32. 2
  33. −42
  34. 46
  35. 7
  36. −12
  37. −5
  38. 2
  39. 0
  40. −6

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