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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 230 · 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 −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 45
  2. 2.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 44
  3. 3.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  4. 4.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 52 (d) −22
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) −13
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 20
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) 29
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 22
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 1
  11. 11.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 3
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 12
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 47 (d) −13
  14. 14.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 9
  15. 15.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 42
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 14
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 6
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −17 (d) −7
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 19 (d) −5
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) −14
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 22 (d) 18
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 17
  24. 24.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −23 (c) −33 (d) 33
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 27 (d) 11
  26. 26.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) −2 (d) 12
  27. 27.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 38 (c) 0 (d) −10
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  29. 29.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  30. 30.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 19
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 6
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 51 (c) 1 (d) 11
  35. 35.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 8 (c) 40 (d) 30
  37. 37.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 6
  38. 38.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 95
  39. 39.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  40. 40.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 28 (c) 4 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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