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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 352 · 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 −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 23 (c) −35 (d) 35
  2. 2.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 81 (d) −13
  3. 3.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 13
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) −8
  5. 5.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 23
  6. 6.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) −13
  7. 7.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  8. 8.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 11
  9. 9.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) 2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) −33
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) −9 (d) 19
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  19. 19.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  20. 20.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 41
  21. 21.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) −18
  22. 22.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) 24
  24. 24.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 30
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 7 (d) −7
  27. 27.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) 25 (d) 31
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 3
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 13 (c) −37 (d) 47
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 14
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  35. 35.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 0
  38. 38.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 16
  39. 39.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −5 (d) −15

Answer key

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

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