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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 426 · 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 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) −1
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 3
  3. 3.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) −26
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) −45 (c) 45 (d) 23
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 9 (d) −27
  7. 7.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) −7 (c) 27 (d) 17
  8. 8.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −5
  9. 9.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 20
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −5
  11. 11.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −5
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 38
  14. 14.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 29 (d) −7
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 5
  17. 17.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 18
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 14
  19. 19.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) 12
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) −21 (d) 31
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 28
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) −34
  23. 23.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 16
  24. 24.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) −19 (d) 91
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 0
  26. 26.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 42 (d) 6
  27. 27.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 17
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 18
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 41
  30. 30.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 61 (c) 23 (d) 13
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 30
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 1
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) 9
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 0 (c) −22 (d) 22
  37. 37.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 3 (c) 25 (d) −25
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 20 (c) 44 (d) 54

Answer key

  1. −1
  2. 3
  3. −1
  4. 26
  5. 45
  6. 27
  7. −17
  8. −5
  9. 0
  10. 5
  11. 0
  12. 17
  13. 38
  14. −17
  15. 4
  16. 5
  17. −2
  18. −8
  19. −12
  20. 21
  21. 6
  22. 34
  23. 2
  24. −29
  25. 0
  26. −4
  27. −7
  28. 2
  29. 31
  30. 13
  31. 30
  32. 9
  33. 7
  34. 4
  35. 9
  36. 22
  37. −1
  38. 14
  39. 25
  40. 44

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