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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 344 · 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 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 10
  2. 2.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 1
  3. 3.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 36 (d) 10
  4. 4.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −10
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) −30 (d) 8
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 29 (c) 7 (d) −7
  7. 7.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 77 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  8. 8.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 64 (c) −4 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −8
  10. 10.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 15
  11. 11.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −3
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 15
  14. 14.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 4
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 27
  17. 17.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 39 (d) −1
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 0
  19. 19.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 64 (c) −20 (d) −30
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) −10
  21. 21.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) −15
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 10
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 16 (d) 2
  24. 24.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) −43
  26. 26.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 12
  27. 27.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) −10
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 11
  29. 29.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 9
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 10 (c) −16 (d) 16
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −2
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 11
  33. 33.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  34. 34.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  35. 35.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 18
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 23 (d) −15
  37. 37.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 40
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 5

Answer key

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

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