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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 36 · 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.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 10
  2. 2.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) −29 (c) 51 (d) 39
  3. 3.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 8
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 29 (d) −19
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 32
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) 29
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 19
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) −12 (d) 12
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 19
  11. 11.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 54 (c) 30 (d) −20
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 17 (c) −39 (d) 39
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 4
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 9
  16. 16.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) −34
  17. 17.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) −21 (d) 49
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  19. 19.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 3
  22. 22.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 27 (d) −31
  24. 24.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 43
  25. 25.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  26. 26.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 22
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 67 (d) 9
  30. 30.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 24
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  35. 35.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 1
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 29
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 24 (d) 36
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  40. 40.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 23 (d) 5

Answer key

  1. −4
  2. −39
  3. 1
  4. 0
  5. 19
  6. 32
  7. 29
  8. 9
  9. 12
  10. −9
  11. −30
  12. −2
  13. 39
  14. 28
  15. 9
  16. −34
  17. −31
  18. 19
  19. 4
  20. 0
  21. 23
  22. −7
  23. 31
  24. 17
  25. −8
  26. 10
  27. 2
  28. −7
  29. −9
  30. 2
  31. 0
  32. −7
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. 41
  37. 36
  38. −5
  39. −17
  40. −5

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