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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 222 · 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 −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −17
  2. 2.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 75 (d) 7
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  5. 5.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  7. 7.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 72 (d) 4
  8. 8.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 17
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  11. 11.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 68
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 1
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 6
  14. 14.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) 39 (c) 29 (d) 27
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 9
  16. 16.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 90
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  18. 18.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) −45 (c) −35 (d) 45
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  20. 20.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  21. 21.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 84 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  22. 22.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 11 (d) 13
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 22
  24. 24.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 1
  25. 25.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 39 (d) −9
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 12 (d) 36
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) −3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 33
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 15 (c) 31 (d) 41
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 22
  33. 33.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  34. 34.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) −26
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 25
  36. 36.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 51 (c) −39 (d) 39
  37. 37.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 80 (c) −10 (d) 10
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 27
  40. 40.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. −7
  3. 3
  4. −7
  5. 12
  6. 8
  7. 4
  8. 7
  9. 0
  10. 16
  11. 8
  12. 0
  13. 0
  14. 29
  15. −11
  16. −24
  17. 9
  18. −45
  19. −15
  20. −17
  21. −16
  22. 3
  23. 12
  24. −5
  25. 9
  26. 26
  27. 3
  28. 33
  29. 7
  30. 31
  31. −14
  32. 6
  33. 3
  34. −36
  35. 15
  36. −39
  37. 1
  38. −10
  39. 31
  40. 5

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