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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 300 · 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 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 18
  2. 2.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) −7
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 13
  4. 4.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 9
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 16
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 25
  8. 8.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 12 (c) −14 (d) 14
  10. 10.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 42
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 27 (d) 9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 29
  13. 13.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 95 (b) −25 (c) −15 (d) 25
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 10
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) 11 (d) −1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 7 (c) −15 (d) 15
  17. 17.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) −12 (d) 12
  18. 18.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  20. 20.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 18
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 21
  23. 23.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 86 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) 22
  24. 24.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −5 (d) 5
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 24
  26. 26.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  28. 28.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 21
  30. 30.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 16
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) −8
  32. 32.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 21
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 21
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 19 (d) 29
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 5
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  38. 38.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −42 (c) 42 (d) −32
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 9
  40. 40.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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