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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 266 · 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.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −17
  4. 4.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 47 (d) −3
  5. 5.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 95 (d) −15
  6. 6.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) −1
  7. 7.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) −17
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) 29 (d) −19
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) −36
  10. 10.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 18 (d) −8
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 18
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) −2
  14. 14.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −2
  15. 15.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) −1
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 5 (d) −5
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 22 (d) 38
  19. 19.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) 16
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 23 (d) 1
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) −19
  24. 24.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  25. 25.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  27. 27.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 40 (d) −16
  28. 28.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 33 (d) −1
  29. 29.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  30. 30.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) −40
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 25 (d) −27
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 7
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  38. 38.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) 13
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2

Answer key

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

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