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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 329 · 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 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 19
  2. 2.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 42 (c) −20 (d) 20
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  4. 4.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) −7 (d) 7
  5. 5.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 43
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 26
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 34
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 16
  11. 11.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 37 (c) 5 (d) −5
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  13. 13.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 0
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18
  16. 16.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  17. 17.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 93 (d) −17
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 13
  19. 19.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 7
  20. 20.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) 1 (d) −1
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 12
  22. 22.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  23. 23.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 72 (d) −42
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  25. 25.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 14
  26. 26.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) −33 (c) 67 (d) 43
  27. 27.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −3
  28. 28.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 91 (c) 27 (d) −27
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) 29
  30. 30.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) 4
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 21 (c) −41 (d) 41
  32. 32.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 17
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −47 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 23
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 31 (d) 9
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 32
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −24 (c) 40 (d) 24
  37. 37.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 29 (d) 7
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 11 (d) 33

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. −20
  3. −14
  4. −7
  5. 1
  6. 33
  7. 12
  8. 16
  9. 34
  10. 0
  11. 5
  12. 12
  13. 8
  14. −10
  15. −6
  16. 6
  17. −27
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 36
  22. −11
  23. −42
  24. 8
  25. −8
  26. −43
  27. 3
  28. −27
  29. 19
  30. −6
  31. 41
  32. 3
  33. 47
  34. 9
  35. 22
  36. −24
  37. 7
  38. −3
  39. 6
  40. 33

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