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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 260 · 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 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) −3
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 0 (c) 34 (d) 24
  3. 3.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −42 (c) 52 (d) −52
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 25
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 9
  6. 6.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 64 (d) 4
  7. 7.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −49 (b) 59 (c) 49 (d) −39
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 48
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) −17
  11. 11.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 42
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) 22
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 24
  14. 14.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 6
  15. 15.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 1
  16. 16.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  18. 18.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −1 (d) −7
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −27
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 23
  23. 23.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) −20
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 19 (c) −33 (d) 43
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) −14
  26. 26.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 18
  27. 27.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 65 (d) −3
  28. 28.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −21 (c) 11 (d) −1
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) −31 (d) 27
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 22 (d) −46
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 16
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 8 (d) 2
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) 7
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  37. 37.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 65
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) −28
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) 13
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) −2

Answer key

  1. −3
  2. 24
  3. −52
  4. 9
  5. −3
  6. −6
  7. −49
  8. 38
  9. −6
  10. 17
  11. −32
  12. 12
  13. 2
  14. 6
  15. −1
  16. 3
  17. 0
  18. −7
  19. 27
  20. 40
  21. 32
  22. −1
  23. −30
  24. 33
  25. 14
  26. 6
  27. 3
  28. −11
  29. 31
  30. 46
  31. 4
  32. −2
  33. 17
  34. −7
  35. 36
  36. 3
  37. 15
  38. 28
  39. 11
  40. −2

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