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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 379 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 37
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) −4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  4. 4.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −20 (c) 30 (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) 3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 17 (c) −15 (d) −5
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  8. 8.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 0
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 13 (d) 19
  11. 11.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 74
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 26 (d) −4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 30 (c) 6 (d) 16
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −16 (d) −6
  15. 15.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 59 (d) −27
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) −1
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 46
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 1
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  21. 21.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 4
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 8
  23. 23.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 20
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 30
  25. 25.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −19
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) −20
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 27 (d) 39
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 11 (d) 31
  30. 30.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) −2
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 6 (d) −6
  32. 32.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) −32
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 14
  34. 34.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  35. 35.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 13
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 26
  38. 38.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 19
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  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) 29 (b) 15 (c) 39 (d) −29

Answer key

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

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