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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 268 · 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 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 2
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 32
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) −4 (d) 6
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) −23
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) −10
  7. 7.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) 2
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  9. 9.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 22
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 25
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 6
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 44
  17. 17.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 88 (c) 0 (d) −10
  18. 18.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 4
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 24
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) 33
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 36
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 17 (d) 9
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) −9
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 32
  26. 26.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 48
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 13
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) −24
  30. 30.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) 31 (c) −1 (d) −21
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) −14
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) 23 (c) 45 (d) −45
  33. 33.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 22
  34. 34.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 17
  36. 36.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 50
  38. 38.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) −2
  39. 39.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) −10
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27

Answer key

  1. −2
  2. 38
  3. −7
  4. −4
  5. 23
  6. 10
  7. 2
  8. −19
  9. −15
  10. −4
  11. −6
  12. 18
  13. 15
  14. 4
  15. −18
  16. 34
  17. −10
  18. −6
  19. 4
  20. 23
  21. 26
  22. 10
  23. 9
  24. −9
  25. 32
  26. 16
  27. −15
  28. −2
  29. 24
  30. 21
  31. 14
  32. 45
  33. 2
  34. 6
  35. 11
  36. −2
  37. 40
  38. 2
  39. 0
  40. 17

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