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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 313 · 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 −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) −3
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 28
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) −18
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) −5
  5. 5.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) −35 (d) 83
  6. 6.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) −11 (d) 11
  7. 7.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 75 (c) −3 (d) 3
  8. 8.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) 1
  9. 9.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 76
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) 11
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 20 (d) 24
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 8
  13. 13.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 11
  14. 14.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  16. 16.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
  17. 17.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  18. 18.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) 54 (d) −26
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 10
  20. 20.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 2
  21. 21.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  22. 22.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) −12 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 26
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 16
  25. 25.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 12
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) −15 (d) 15
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) −11
  30. 30.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  31. 31.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) 13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 29 (d) −5
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −4 (c) 5 (d) −15
  35. 35.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  36. 36.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 4
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 28
  39. 39.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 32 (d) 0
  40. 40.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −6

Answer key

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

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