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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 25 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) −13
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) −9
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) −40
  4. 4.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  6. 6.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 17
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) −4
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) −5
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 3
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 3
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 10 (d) 34
  12. 12.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −27
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) −3 (d) 13
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 30 (d) 36
  17. 17.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) −19
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 16
  19. 19.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −40 (c) −50 (d) 50
  20. 20.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 21 (d) −11
  21. 21.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 38
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 25
  24. 24.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 28 (d) −18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 20
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) −26
  28. 28.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) 31 (c) −21 (d) 21
  29. 29.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 62 (d) −48
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 31 (c) 45 (d) 35
  31. 31.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) −20
  32. 32.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  33. 33.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 23
  34. 34.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 26
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 19
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 22
  39. 39.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) −16
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 4

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 9
  3. 40
  4. −17
  5. 17
  6. 3
  7. −4
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. −7
  11. 24
  12. −3
  13. −3
  14. −27
  15. 13
  16. 36
  17. −19
  18. −2
  19. −50
  20. 11
  21. −10
  22. 15
  23. 33
  24. 18
  25. −2
  26. −2
  27. 26
  28. 21
  29. −48
  30. 35
  31. −10
  32. 17
  33. −5
  34. −1
  35. 16
  36. −3
  37. −2
  38. 28
  39. 16
  40. 4

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