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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 240 · 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 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 12
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) 7
  4. 4.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  5. 5.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 11
  6. 6.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 9 (d) 1
  7. 7.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) −8
  8. 8.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 84 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) −18
  9. 9.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 16
  10. 10.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) −11
  12. 12.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) 12
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 28 (c) 48 (d) 38
  15. 15.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 66 (c) 18 (d) −8
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 23 (c) 47 (d) −37
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  18. 18.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 9
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −5
  22. 22.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  23. 23.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  24. 24.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 76 (c) 4 (d) −6
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 7 (d) 29
  26. 26.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 18
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) −4
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −6
  31. 31.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 11
  32. 32.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 83
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  34. 34.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 20
  35. 35.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 63
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) −7
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 20 (d) 40
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 31
  39. 39.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) −32
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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