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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 409 · 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 −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 0
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  3. 3.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 10 (c) 44 (d) −34
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −4
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) 7
  8. 8.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) 30 (c) −20 (d) 20
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 8
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −22
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 7 (d) 13
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 60
  15. 15.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 11
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  17. 17.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −38 (c) 48 (d) −48
  18. 18.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 47 (c) −23 (d) 33
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) −4
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 1
  21. 21.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 85 (d) −15
  22. 22.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) −14
  24. 24.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 3
  25. 25.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 18 (d) 0
  26. 26.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 14
  28. 28.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 18
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 9
  30. 30.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) −17 (d) −7
  32. 32.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 28
  33. 33.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 14
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  35. 35.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 52
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 6
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  38. 38.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 29
  40. 40.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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