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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 34 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) −30
  2. 2.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −44 (b) −34 (c) 54 (d) 44
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −26 (c) 26 (d) 36
  4. 4.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  5. 5.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  6. 6.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) 36 (c) 10 (d) 26
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 11
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) −40
  10. 10.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 89 (d) −23
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 6
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) −44
  13. 13.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 43
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) −3
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 24
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 17
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  18. 18.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 7
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 10
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −46 (c) 46 (d) 56
  22. 22.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  23. 23.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 43
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  26. 26.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) −3 (d) 3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  29. 29.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) −14
  30. 30.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 60 (d) −48
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) −3
  32. 32.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  33. 33.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 6 (d) 2
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 12
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 38
  36. 36.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 6
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 23 (c) −27 (d) 27
  39. 39.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) −30
  40. 40.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. −44
  3. 26
  4. −2
  5. 1
  6. 26
  7. 13
  8. 27
  9. 40
  10. −23
  11. −4
  12. 44
  13. 15
  14. 3
  15. 14
  16. 15
  17. −3
  18. −13
  19. −14
  20. 18
  21. 46
  22. 8
  23. −9
  24. 33
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 13
  28. 4
  29. −4
  30. −48
  31. 3
  32. −4
  33. −2
  34. −12
  35. 38
  36. −7
  37. 30
  38. 27
  39. −30
  40. −5

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