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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 4 · 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 −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) −36
  2. 2.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 48
  3. 3.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 50 (c) 38 (d) −28
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −2
  5. 5.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) −35 (d) 55
  6. 6.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  8. 8.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −13
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 2 (d) 6
  10. 10.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) −16 (d) 6
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) −7
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) −8
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) 49
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  17. 17.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  18. 18.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 18
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 32
  20. 20.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 40 (c) −26 (d) 26
  21. 21.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 60 (d) 0
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 13
  23. 23.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 25 (d) 1
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 4 (d) 18
  26. 26.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 21
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  28. 28.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −4
  29. 29.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 49
  30. 30.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) −30 (c) 78 (d) 40
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  32. 32.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 11
  34. 34.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 10
  36. 36.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 3
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 3
  38. 38.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) −3
  39. 39.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −6
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 25

Answer key

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

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