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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 320 · 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 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 21
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) 20
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) −5 (c) 17 (d) 27
  4. 4.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 15
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 1
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 23 (c) 43 (d) 33
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −46 (c) −36 (d) 70
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 8 (d) −6
  9. 9.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 48 (d) −12
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) −3
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) −11 (d) 11
  12. 12.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 45 (d) 19
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 27 (c) −13 (d) 23
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 53 (c) 17 (d) 27
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 23
  16. 16.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 77 (d) −33
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 12
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 27
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 9
  21. 21.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 12
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  24. 24.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 27 (d) 17
  25. 25.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 19 (d) 7
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 18
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 19
  28. 28.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 90 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) −12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 5
  30. 30.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 62
  31. 31.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) 3 (c) −17 (d) 27
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 19 (c) −41 (d) 51
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) −28
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −2
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 11 (d) 29
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 24
  37. 37.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 86
  38. 38.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 2
  39. 39.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 0
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. 40
  3. 17
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. 33
  7. −46
  8. −16
  9. −12
  10. −3
  11. 11
  12. 19
  13. 13
  14. 17
  15. 9
  16. −33
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 27
  20. −17
  21. −18
  22. −7
  23. 11
  24. 7
  25. −7
  26. 2
  27. 15
  28. −22
  29. 1
  30. 6
  31. 17
  32. 41
  33. 28
  34. 20
  35. 29
  36. 24
  37. −8
  38. −2
  39. 0
  40. 5

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