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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 37 · 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 −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) −28
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 51 (c) 21 (d) 41
  3. 3.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 41 (d) −29
  4. 4.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 20 (d) −4
  5. 5.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 63
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 4
  7. 7.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 82
  8. 8.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 11
  9. 9.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  10. 10.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 40
  11. 11.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 17 (d) 1
  12. 12.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) 7 (c) 37 (d) 27
  13. 13.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) −13 (d) 13
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) −9
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 20
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) −19 (d) 19
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 24
  18. 18.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  19. 19.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) −21
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −1
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) 11
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 8
  23. 23.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 8
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 22
  26. 26.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 69 (c) 1 (d) −9
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) −47
  29. 29.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −5
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 18
  31. 31.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) 6 (c) 40 (d) −30
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 20 (c) −36 (d) 46
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 5
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 6
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  37. 37.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −21 (c) −31 (d) 31
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 1 (d) −17
  40. 40.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 41
  3. −29
  4. −4
  5. 15
  6. 10
  7. −14
  8. −15
  9. −8
  10. −22
  11. −9
  12. 27
  13. 13
  14. 9
  15. 30
  16. 19
  17. 16
  18. −11
  19. −21
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. 14
  23. 6
  24. 8
  25. 28
  26. −9
  27. 2
  28. 47
  29. −15
  30. 30
  31. 30
  32. 36
  33. 15
  34. 5
  35. −2
  36. 6
  37. −31
  38. 38
  39. 17
  40. −3

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