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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 209 · 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 sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 48
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 54
  4. 4.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) −7
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 10 (d) 6
  7. 7.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −11
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) −1
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 22
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  12. 12.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 2
  13. 13.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 80
  14. 14.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) −1
  15. 15.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 69 (c) −31 (d) −41
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) −7 (d) 17
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 23
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 26
  21. 21.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  22. 22.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −2
  23. 23.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 26
  24. 24.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −3 (c) −21 (d) 21
  26. 26.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  28. 28.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) −4 (d) 4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 19
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 3 (c) −11 (d) 11
  32. 32.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 80 (c) −12 (d) −22
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 13 (d) 33
  34. 34.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 12 (d) 34
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 14
  38. 38.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  39. 39.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. −8
  2. −28
  3. −30
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. −6
  7. −1
  8. −7
  9. −7
  10. 18
  11. −12
  12. 2
  13. −28
  14. −1
  15. −41
  16. 7
  17. 2
  18. 7
  19. 1
  20. 16
  21. −5
  22. 2
  23. −2
  24. −19
  25. 21
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. −2
  29. −4
  30. −5
  31. −11
  32. −22
  33. 33
  34. −3
  35. 1
  36. 34
  37. −4
  38. 7
  39. 2
  40. 11

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