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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 417 · 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 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  2. 2.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 85 (d) −19
  4. 4.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 10
  5. 5.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 20
  6. 6.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 33
  7. 7.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 2
  8. 8.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) −47 (c) 63 (d) 47
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 31 (c) 17 (d) 7
  10. 10.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −43 (c) 73 (d) −33
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 29
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) −25
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −4
  14. 14.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) 3 (c) 17 (d) 27
  15. 15.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 29 (c) 5 (d) −5
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 11
  17. 17.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −13
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 34
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) 50
  20. 20.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 8
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −18
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 26
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 6
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  29. 29.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 57 (d) −15
  30. 30.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  31. 31.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −6
  33. 33.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 43
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  37. 37.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 45
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 28 (c) 34 (d) −34
  39. 39.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 67 (c) −21 (d) 21
  40. 40.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) 10

Answer key

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

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