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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 283 · 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 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  2. 2.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) −20 (d) −10
  3. 3.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 23 (c) 39 (d) −39
  5. 5.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 5
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 4
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 16
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) −1
  11. 11.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) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 21 (d) −31
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) −2
  14. 14.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 81 (d) −21
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) −21
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) −10
  17. 17.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 4
  18. 18.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 91 (c) −13 (d) 13
  19. 19.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) −27
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 23 (c) 51 (d) −41
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 21
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −1
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 27
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 52
  27. 27.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) −6
  28. 28.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) −9
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −10
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 8
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) −22 (d) 32
  34. 34.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  35. 35.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) −4 (d) 5
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) 21 (c) 45 (d) −45
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 22
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 18
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 28 (d) −18

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. −20
  3. −8
  4. 39
  5. 2
  6. 27
  7. −14
  8. 22
  9. 21
  10. 9
  11. 24
  12. 31
  13. −2
  14. −21
  15. 21
  16. −20
  17. −4
  18. −13
  19. −27
  20. 41
  21. 15
  22. 23
  23. 8
  24. 17
  25. −6
  26. 42
  27. −6
  28. −6
  29. −5
  30. 9
  31. 10
  32. 22
  33. 22
  34. −9
  35. −5
  36. 45
  37. 2
  38. 12
  39. 18
  40. 18

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