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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 38 · 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 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −14
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 23 (d) 7
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 37 (d) −27
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) −5
  5. 5.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 12
  6. 6.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 62 (d) 18
  7. 7.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −11
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  9. 9.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 22
  10. 10.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 17
  11. 11.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) −5 (d) −15
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) −25
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 26
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 1 (d) 23
  15. 15.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 37 (d) −11
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  17. 17.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 68 (d) −8
  18. 18.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  20. 20.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −30 (c) 58 (d) −40
  21. 21.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) 9
  22. 22.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 69 (d) −29
  23. 23.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −39 (c) 59 (d) 39
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 17
  25. 25.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 65 (d) −21
  26. 26.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 93 (d) −11
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) −8 (d) 8
  28. 28.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 51 (c) 25 (d) −25
  30. 30.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) 45 (c) 31 (d) −21
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  32. 32.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 11
  33. 33.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 18
  34. 34.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  35. 35.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) 22 (c) 6 (d) 12
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) −14
  37. 37.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 47 (d) −1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 82 (c) 22 (d) −12
  39. 39.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) −37
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 11

Answer key

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

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