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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 276 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 11
  2. 2.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) 8
  3. 3.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 9
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) −26
  5. 5.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 47
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 29
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) 39 (d) −39
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 7 (c) 37 (d) 27
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) 26 (d) 40
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) −35 (d) 45
  14. 14.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 3
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 23 (d) 9
  17. 17.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 10
  18. 18.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) −1 (d) 3
  19. 19.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) −9
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 24
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  25. 25.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  26. 26.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −11 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 57 (d) −37
  29. 29.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 55
  30. 30.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) −6
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) −21 (d) 31
  32. 32.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 5
  33. 33.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 70 (d) 8
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 1
  35. 35.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 6
  36. 36.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 58 (d) −18
  37. 37.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 44
  38. 38.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 25 (d) 3
  39. 39.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 9

Answer key

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

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