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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 416 · 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 sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 28
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) 40
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 8
  6. 6.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 3
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 16
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 2 (c) 34 (d) 24
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 21 (d) −35
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 4
  15. 15.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 39
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  17. 17.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) −6 (d) 4
  18. 18.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) −3 (c) 19 (d) 29
  19. 19.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 38
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −4
  21. 21.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 8 (c) −10 (d) 10
  22. 22.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 54 (c) 6 (d) −6
  23. 23.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) −3
  24. 24.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 13
  25. 25.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  26. 26.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 46 (c) −22 (d) 22
  27. 27.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 5
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) 11
  29. 29.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 11
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 24
  31. 31.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) −15 (d) −5
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 45
  33. 33.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) −12
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 39
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) −1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 2
  38. 38.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −7
  39. 39.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 42
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 16

Answer key

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

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