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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 333 · 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 −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 38
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) 51
  5. 5.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) 15
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 0 (d) 28
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −2
  10. 10.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 8
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 25
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 28
  15. 15.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 2
  16. 16.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) −15
  17. 17.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 82
  18. 18.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 16
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  21. 21.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) −46 (d) 70
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  23. 23.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) −2 (d) −12
  24. 24.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 17
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) 6
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  27. 27.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 95 (c) 23 (d) −13
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 33
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  31. 31.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 54
  32. 32.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 14
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 20 (d) 28
  34. 34.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 0
  35. 35.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) −18
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) −32
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 10 (d) 40
  38. 38.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 27
  40. 40.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −30 (d) 68

Answer key

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

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