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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 271 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 33
  2. 2.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 56 (d) −4
  3. 3.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  4. 4.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 29 (d) 5
  5. 5.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 5
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) −41
  7. 7.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 20
  8. 8.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 19
  14. 14.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) 1
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 55 (c) −29 (d) −19
  17. 17.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −18 (c) 40 (d) 28
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  19. 19.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) −32 (d) 42
  21. 21.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  22. 22.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 49 (c) −15 (d) −25
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −16 (c) 4 (d) −6
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 14
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 3
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 5 (d) −13
  27. 27.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) −3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  29. 29.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) −2
  30. 30.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 68
  31. 31.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 2
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  34. 34.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  36. 36.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) 21 (c) 11 (d) 7
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 14
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  39. 39.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) −9
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 22

Answer key

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

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