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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 263 · 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 −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  4. 4.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 61
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 3
  7. 7.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 2
  8. 8.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) 14 (c) 38 (d) 28
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 3
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 8
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) −11 (d) 21
  13. 13.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) −46 (d) 70
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 5
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 33
  16. 16.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −2
  17. 17.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −5
  18. 18.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 12
  19. 19.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  20. 20.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) −5
  21. 21.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 3
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 19
  23. 23.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −13 (c) −23 (d) 23
  24. 24.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) 15
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  29. 29.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −7 (d) 7
  30. 30.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 6
  32. 32.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  33. 33.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) 29 (d) 19
  34. 34.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 76 (d) −22
  35. 35.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 37
  37. 37.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  38. 38.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) −7
  39. 39.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −7
  40. 40.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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