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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 23 · 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 −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 29
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 32 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  5. 5.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) −35 (c) 59 (d) 35
  8. 8.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 9 (d) 7
  9. 9.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 16
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 10
  11. 11.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −4
  12. 12.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  13. 13.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −6
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  15. 15.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 3
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −9
  17. 17.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −13
  18. 18.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) −35
  19. 19.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) −17
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 26
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) −21 (d) 31
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) −19
  25. 25.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −15
  26. 26.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 33
  28. 28.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 19
  29. 29.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 31 (c) −31 (d) −21
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 24
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) −26
  33. 33.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 8
  34. 34.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 88 (c) 30 (d) −30
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  36. 36.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 48 (d) −22
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) −12 (d) 22
  38. 38.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 1
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 10
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) −17 (d) 27

Answer key

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

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