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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 218 · 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 −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) −1
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) −37
  4. 4.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 41 (d) −11
  5. 5.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 46
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 38
  8. 8.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 34 (c) −4 (d) 6
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 15
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 11
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 24 (d) 12
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 27
  14. 14.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −14 (d) −4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  16. 16.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 22 (c) −8 (d) 2
  17. 17.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 64 (c) −12 (d) −22
  18. 18.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 59
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 2
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 39
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 17
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 4
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 27
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  29. 29.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) 11
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 7
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 6 (d) 24
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) 26
  35. 35.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 36 (c) −4 (d) 4
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 20 (d) 38
  38. 38.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) −14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 8 (d) 28
  40. 40.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −41 (c) −51 (d) 63

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 37
  4. −21
  5. 4
  6. 36
  7. 28
  8. −4
  9. 15
  10. 1
  11. −3
  12. 12
  13. 17
  14. −4
  15. 10
  16. −8
  17. −22
  18. −2
  19. 18
  20. 3
  21. −41
  22. 4
  23. 12
  24. 39
  25. 23
  26. 24
  27. 29
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. −7
  31. 24
  32. 19
  33. −7
  34. 36
  35. −4
  36. 8
  37. 38
  38. −24
  39. 28
  40. −51

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