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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 401 · 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.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 20 (d) 8
  2. 2.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −5 (d) −15
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  4. 4.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 98 (c) 22 (d) −22
  5. 5.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 13
  6. 6.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −41 (c) −51 (d) 51
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 55
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) −32
  10. 10.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 45
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  13. 13.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −48 (b) 48 (c) 66 (d) −38
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) −2
  15. 15.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 9
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 18
  17. 17.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 22
  19. 19.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) −2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 4 (d) 26
  23. 23.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −50 (b) 50 (c) 66 (d) −40
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 23 (d) 11
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 25 (c) 3 (d) 13
  26. 26.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 63 (d) −9
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 8
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) −11
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 11
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 27
  32. 32.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) −40 (d) 50
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 29 (d) −7
  35. 35.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 12
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 29 (c) −35 (d) 45
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 21
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. −5
  3. −4
  4. −22
  5. −5
  6. −51
  7. −4
  8. 25
  9. 32
  10. −27
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. −48
  14. 2
  15. 9
  16. 12
  17. 3
  18. 0
  19. 1
  20. −29
  21. −2
  22. 16
  23. −50
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. −19
  27. −8
  28. 11
  29. 27
  30. 16
  31. 5
  32. −9
  33. 40
  34. 7
  35. −13
  36. 6
  37. 35
  38. 5
  39. −3
  40. −4

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