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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 360 · 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 −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) 7
  2. 2.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −18 (d) −8
  3. 3.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 45
  4. 4.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −33 (c) 51 (d) 33
  5. 5.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  6. 6.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) −16 (c) 16 (d) 10
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 19 (d) 43
  8. 8.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 23
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 0
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  13. 13.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 16
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −27
  16. 16.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) 17
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) −32
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) −19
  21. 21.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  22. 22.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) −12
  23. 23.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  24. 24.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 10 (d) −16
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 5
  28. 28.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  29. 29.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 18
  31. 31.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 37
  32. 32.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 12
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 19 (d) 23
  34. 34.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 94 (d) 18
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 8 (d) 4
  36. 36.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) 2
  37. 37.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 60 (d) −12
  38. 38.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −25 (c) −35 (d) 35
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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