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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 347 · 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 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 9
  3. 3.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 14
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 1 (d) 9
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −20
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) −42
  8. 8.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 13
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 18 (d) 22
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  12. 12.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 64 (c) −34 (d) 34
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) 10
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  15. 15.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  17. 17.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  18. 18.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 8
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 12 (c) 0 (d) 10
  20. 20.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 60
  21. 21.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) −10 (d) 10
  22. 22.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  23. 23.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  24. 24.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  26. 26.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 39 (c) 19 (d) −9
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) −16
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) −3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 42 (d) 4
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  31. 31.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 2
  35. 35.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −24 (c) −34 (d) 34
  36. 36.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  37. 37.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) −10
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −5
  40. 40.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) −12 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 3
  3. −2
  4. −7
  5. −9
  6. −20
  7. 42
  8. 13
  9. 30
  10. 22
  11. 0
  12. −34
  13. 10
  14. 9
  15. −7
  16. 17
  17. 7
  18. 0
  19. 0
  20. −14
  21. 0
  22. −7
  23. −11
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 9
  27. −16
  28. 19
  29. 4
  30. −9
  31. 4
  32. 1
  33. −5
  34. 20
  35. −34
  36. −5
  37. 0
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. −12

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