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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 429 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 13
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 29 (c) 41 (d) −41
  4. 4.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 16 (d) 2
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 11 (d) −31
  8. 8.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 24
  9. 9.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) −3
  11. 11.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  12. 12.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  13. 13.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 73 (d) −3
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 19 (d) 51
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 16
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 28
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 3
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) −38 (d) 38
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) −49 (d) 61
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 8 (d) 16
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 16
  25. 25.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 34 (d) 16
  26. 26.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) −2
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 4
  28. 28.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 11
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) −8
  31. 31.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) 23
  33. 33.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  34. 34.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 4 (d) −6
  36. 36.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  37. 37.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 0
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 26
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −9

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 23
  3. 41
  4. 2
  5. −16
  6. 14
  7. 31
  8. 10
  9. −9
  10. −3
  11. −8
  12. −19
  13. 3
  14. 41
  15. 12
  16. 18
  17. 19
  18. 38
  19. −8
  20. −49
  21. 6
  22. 0
  23. −6
  24. 8
  25. 6
  26. −12
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. −4
  30. −18
  31. 15
  32. 13
  33. −7
  34. −1
  35. −6
  36. −2
  37. 0
  38. 16
  39. −5
  40. −9

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