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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 202 · 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 −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  2. 2.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 32
  3. 3.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 6
  4. 4.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 62 (d) −6
  5. 5.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) −7
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 16 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 17
  9. 9.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) −7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −4
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −7 (d) 7
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) 1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  16. 16.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 87
  17. 17.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 61 (d) −33
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 4 (d) 2
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  20. 20.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) −4 (d) −15
  21. 21.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 61
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) −5
  23. 23.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 4
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 16
  25. 25.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) 35 (d) 11
  26. 26.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 36 (c) −14 (d) −4
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) −16
  29. 29.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) −25 (d) −35
  30. 30.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −43 (c) 67 (d) −53
  31. 31.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 90
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 10 (d) 24
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 12
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 31
  36. 36.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 28
  39. 39.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  40. 40.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −15

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. −2
  3. 4
  4. −6
  5. −7
  6. 0
  7. 12
  8. 39
  9. 7
  10. −1
  11. 14
  12. 7
  13. 18
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. −13
  17. −43
  18. 2
  19. 8
  20. −5
  21. 11
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. 16
  25. 35
  26. −14
  27. −3
  28. −16
  29. −35
  30. −53
  31. −24
  32. 24
  33. 9
  34. 22
  35. 33
  36. 15
  37. 5
  38. 18
  39. −3
  40. −5

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