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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 361 · 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 sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 15
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 21
  3. 3.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −2
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 3
  6. 6.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 55 (d) 11
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 22 (c) 28 (d) 18
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 76
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 8
  12. 12.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 17
  13. 13.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  14. 14.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 26 (d) −4
  15. 15.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 12
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 48
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 8 (c) 42 (d) 32
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 40
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 7
  21. 21.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 74
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  23. 23.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 27 (d) −13
  26. 26.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 27 (d) −3
  27. 27.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) 8
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 22
  29. 29.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 22
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 12
  32. 32.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) −9
  33. 33.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) −10 (c) 2 (d) 20
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  36. 36.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 29 (c) 13 (d) −13
  37. 37.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) −8
  38. 38.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  39. 39.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 18
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 39

Answer key

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

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