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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 327 · 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 night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −3 (d) 25
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  3. 3.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 79
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 31
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 27
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  9. 9.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) 3
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) −27
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 10 (d) 36
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 1
  14. 14.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −23
  16. 16.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 26 (c) −4 (d) 4
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 2
  19. 19.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 57
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) −19 (d) 29
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 5
  22. 22.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 1
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −2
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 11
  26. 26.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 10
  28. 28.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 51
  29. 29.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 21 (d) 13
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 2
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) −27 (d) 37
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  35. 35.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  38. 38.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) −42 (c) −32 (d) 42
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 15
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3

Answer key

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

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