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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 342 · 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 −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) 16
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  3. 3.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 10
  4. 4.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 0 (d) 10
  5. 5.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) −6
  6. 6.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 25
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 9
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 14 (d) −34
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 6
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) −3 (d) 7
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) −24
  14. 14.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 56 (d) −26
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  16. 16.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 89 (c) −5 (d) −15
  17. 17.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 85
  18. 18.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 75 (c) −15 (d) 25
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 5 (d) 13
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 16
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 1
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 27
  23. 23.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 15
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 7 (d) 15
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 38
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 12
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) 22 (d) 48
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 3
  32. 32.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 50 (d) 18
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  34. 34.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 18
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  37. 37.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 36 (c) −10 (d) −20
  38. 38.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  39. 39.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 75 (c) −9 (d) 9
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 40

Answer key

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

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