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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 290 · 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 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 16 (d) 8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −42 (b) 78 (c) −32 (d) 42
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) −32
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 5
  5. 5.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 22
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 27
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 25
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 36
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 35
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 14 (d) −28
  12. 12.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 5
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 17
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 35
  17. 17.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 1
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 26 (d) −2
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −8 (d) 2
  20. 20.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 52 (c) −24 (d) 34
  21. 21.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 85
  22. 22.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) 22 (c) 10 (d) 12
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  25. 25.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 53
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 38
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 5
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 21 (c) −39 (d) 39
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 13
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 29
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 1
  32. 32.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 54
  33. 33.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) 43
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) 12
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 5 (d) 31
  37. 37.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 11

Answer key

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

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