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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 398 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  3. 3.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 11
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 9
  6. 6.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) −17
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 11
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  9. 9.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) −26
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) 36
  12. 12.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 7
  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 −9 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 52 (c) 42 (d) 24
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) −30
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  20. 20.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  21. 21.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  22. 22.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) −10 (d) 10
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 6
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 22
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 28
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 2 (d) 22
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 9 (d) −5
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 21 (d) 27
  30. 30.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −12
  31. 31.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 53 (d) −17
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 5
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) −12
  36. 36.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 20
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 19
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 22 (c) 10 (d) 20
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 16

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. −1
  3. 5
  4. −5
  5. 5
  6. −27
  7. 11
  8. −1
  9. −16
  10. 26
  11. 26
  12. −8
  13. 5
  14. 9
  15. 42
  16. 30
  17. 6
  18. −2
  19. −2
  20. −9
  21. 6
  22. 9
  23. 10
  24. 6
  25. 14
  26. 4
  27. 22
  28. −5
  29. 27
  30. −12
  31. −17
  32. −6
  33. 0
  34. 5
  35. 12
  36. 10
  37. 31
  38. 10
  39. −2
  40. 6

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