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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 26 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 11
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) 94
  4. 4.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) 9 (d) 19
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 4
  6. 6.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 7
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 6 (d) −6
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  10. 10.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 24
  14. 14.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) −43 (c) 43 (d) 23
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 29
  17. 17.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) −6 (d) 6
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −4
  20. 20.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 18
  21. 21.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 6
  22. 22.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  23. 23.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 14 (d) −28
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 10
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) −3 (c) 29 (d) 19
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) −41
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 25
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) −40
  31. 31.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 15
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −11 (d) 21
  33. 33.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) 40
  35. 35.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) −6
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 11 (d) 21
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 31
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 28

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. −4
  3. −22
  4. 9
  5. 24
  6. −9
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 9
  10. −5
  11. −2
  12. 1
  13. 6
  14. −4
  15. 43
  16. −3
  17. −6
  18. 0
  19. −4
  20. −10
  21. 5
  22. 9
  23. −10
  24. 28
  25. 10
  26. 19
  27. −17
  28. 41
  29. 1
  30. 40
  31. 1
  32. 11
  33. 6
  34. 40
  35. −16
  36. 17
  37. 21
  38. 14
  39. 35
  40. 18

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