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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 252 · 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 sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 6
  2. 2.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 1
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 2 (d) 24
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −4
  6. 6.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 10 (c) −16 (d) 16
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) −2
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 12
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 10
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −5
  14. 14.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 50 (c) 12 (d) 2
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 22 (c) 46 (d) 36
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 39 (d) −7
  18. 18.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) −14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 21
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) −38
  21. 21.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 16
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  24. 24.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −1
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) 31
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 18
  27. 27.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) 25 (d) 15
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −1
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 1 (d) −5
  33. 33.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 2 (d) 6
  34. 34.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −2 (c) 32 (d) −22
  36. 36.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 13
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −7

Answer key

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

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