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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 404 · 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 −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −2
  2. 2.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  3. 3.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  4. 4.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 15
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 1
  7. 7.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 55 (d) −13
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 3
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 29
  11. 11.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  12. 12.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 94
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) −30
  14. 14.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 87 (c) −7 (d) 3
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  16. 16.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) 13
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  19. 19.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  20. 20.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 72
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) −1
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −6
  23. 23.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 52
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  27. 27.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 86 (d) −22
  28. 28.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) −12 (d) 12
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 30
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 14
  32. 32.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 61 (c) 27 (d) 17
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 24
  34. 34.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 34 (c) 20 (d) 10
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 16
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 29 (c) −33 (d) 33
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 0
  38. 38.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 51 (c) 29 (d) 39
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5

Answer key

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

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