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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 214 · 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 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) −8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 35 (c) 9 (d) −1
  3. 3.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 30
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) −2
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 35
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 31 (c) 7 (d) 17
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  10. 10.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) 18 (c) −8 (d) 4
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  13. 13.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 21
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  15. 15.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  16. 16.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) −10
  17. 17.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 21
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 4
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 9
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  22. 22.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) 46 (c) −24 (d) −34
  23. 23.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 31 (c) 7 (d) −3
  24. 24.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 65 (c) 41 (d) −31
  25. 25.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 14 (d) 12
  26. 26.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  28. 28.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  29. 29.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 8
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −7
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) −6
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 28
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) −9 (d) 19
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) 8
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) −23
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 23
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. −1
  3. 3
  4. 20
  5. −2
  6. 25
  7. 7
  8. 1
  9. −5
  10. 8
  11. −5
  12. 12
  13. −21
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 0
  17. 11
  18. 4
  19. 14
  20. 13
  21. 19
  22. −34
  23. −3
  24. −41
  25. −12
  26. −6
  27. −4
  28. 3
  29. −18
  30. 5
  31. 7
  32. 4
  33. 6
  34. 6
  35. 9
  36. −2
  37. 3
  38. 23
  39. 33
  40. 17

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