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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 403 · 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 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −13 (d) 13
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 24
  4. 4.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) 4 (c) 26 (d) 16
  5. 5.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) −47
  6. 6.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −42 (c) −52 (d) 62
  7. 7.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 42 (d) 12
  8. 8.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 52
  9. 9.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 27
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −18
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 26
  12. 12.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 14
  14. 14.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) −6
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −3 (d) 19
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 20
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 9
  18. 18.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 65 (d) 13
  19. 19.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) −11
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 37
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  24. 24.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  25. 25.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 26
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 2
  29. 29.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 17
  30. 30.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 9
  31. 31.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 73 (c) −17 (d) −27
  32. 32.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 54 (c) 16 (d) −16
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −4 (c) −18 (d) 18
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 42
  36. 36.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 83
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 6
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 22 (c) 54 (d) −44
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 27 (c) −43 (d) 43
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 0

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 13
  3. 0
  4. 16
  5. −47
  6. −52
  7. −12
  8. −34
  9. −3
  10. 18
  11. 26
  12. −4
  13. 12
  14. −6
  15. 19
  16. 20
  17. 7
  18. −13
  19. −4
  20. 11
  21. −7
  22. 37
  23. −4
  24. 7
  25. −6
  26. −12
  27. −4
  28. 26
  29. −5
  30. −9
  31. −27
  32. 16
  33. 0
  34. 18
  35. 32
  36. −25
  37. −6
  38. 44
  39. 43
  40. 0

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