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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 331 · 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 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) 7
  2. 2.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) −10 (d) 10
  3. 3.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 11 (c) −25 (d) 25
  5. 5.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −22
  7. 7.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 91 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) −15
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 15 (d) 45
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −19
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 27
  12. 12.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 22
  13. 13.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) −5
  14. 14.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  15. 15.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 43 (d) 19
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) −13
  17. 17.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) 69 (c) 47 (d) −47
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 8
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) −30 (d) 40
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 30
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 30
  23. 23.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 23
  24. 24.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 10 (d) 4
  25. 25.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 64 (d) 8
  26. 26.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 1
  27. 27.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 7
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −9
  29. 29.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 40 (c) 6 (d) −6
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 48
  31. 31.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) −46 (c) 74 (d) 46
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 16
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  34. 34.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 49 (d) 25
  35. 35.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 61
  36. 36.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 6
  37. 37.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −22 (c) −2 (d) 12
  38. 38.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 58 (c) −4 (d) −14
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 13
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) −1

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. −10
  3. 2
  4. 25
  5. −8
  6. 22
  7. −25
  8. 35
  9. −5
  10. 19
  11. 5
  12. 14
  13. 5
  14. 23
  15. −19
  16. 13
  17. −47
  18. 4
  19. −7
  20. 30
  21. 8
  22. 30
  23. −1
  24. −6
  25. −8
  26. −9
  27. 1
  28. 9
  29. −6
  30. 38
  31. −46
  32. 8
  33. 32
  34. 25
  35. −15
  36. 5
  37. −12
  38. −14
  39. 7
  40. 11

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