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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 279 · 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 −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 17 (c) 45 (d) −35
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 3
  3. 3.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 1
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  6. 6.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  8. 8.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 44
  9. 9.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 64
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 28
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) −1
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 3
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) −10
  15. 15.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 51
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  18. 18.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) −16
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) −39
  20. 20.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) 5
  21. 21.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  24. 24.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  25. 25.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −22
  26. 26.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) −14
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 25 (d) 9
  29. 29.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 29
  30. 30.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 51 (d) −13
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) −23 (d) 33
  32. 32.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  33. 33.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 11
  34. 34.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) −12
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  36. 36.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 48
  37. 37.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) −31
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 11
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8

Answer key

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

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