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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 275 · 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 −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 5
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 36
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) −16
  4. 4.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 21
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 21
  6. 6.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 93 (d) 19
  7. 7.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 66 (d) −30
  8. 8.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) −4 (d) −14
  11. 11.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 19
  12. 12.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −7 (d) 7
  13. 13.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  14. 14.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 51 (c) 29 (d) 41
  16. 16.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  17. 17.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 35
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) −6
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 42
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  23. 23.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 27
  24. 24.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 6 (d) 0
  25. 25.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 14
  26. 26.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 50 (d) −6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 4
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 18
  29. 29.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) −21
  30. 30.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 10
  32. 32.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 7
  33. 33.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) −3
  34. 34.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 65 (d) −13
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 5
  36. 36.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) −10 (d) 0
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 29 (d) 15
  38. 38.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 13

Answer key

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

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