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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 406 · 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 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −1
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) −26
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  5. 5.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 40 (d) 6
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) 16
  7. 7.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 38
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −31
  9. 9.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) −15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 23
  12. 12.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 61 (c) −29 (d) 39
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) 39
  14. 14.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 69
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) −10
  16. 16.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 68 (c) 12 (d) −12
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  18. 18.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 77 (c) 1 (d) 11
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) −3
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) −35 (d) 45
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  22. 22.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 84 (d) 8
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) −5
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 21 (d) −27
  28. 28.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) −10
  29. 29.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) −17
  30. 30.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 40
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 7 (c) 27 (d) 37
  32. 32.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) −7 (d) 17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 21 (c) 43 (d) 33
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 17
  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) 14
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 13 (c) 39 (d) −29

Answer key

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

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