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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 443 · 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 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −8
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) −36 (d) 46
  4. 4.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 29
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 20
  6. 6.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −8
  7. 7.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) −6
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) −34
  9. 9.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −9
  11. 11.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 25
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 9
  16. 16.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 2
  17. 17.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 18
  18. 18.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 0 (c) 18 (d) −18
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 22
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) −26 (d) 36
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  24. 24.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) −11
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) 40
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) 19
  28. 28.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) −1
  30. 30.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 92
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) −4
  33. 33.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 70
  34. 34.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 85 (d) −9
  35. 35.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 15 (d) 9
  36. 36.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) 2
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) −16 (d) 26
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) −6 (d) 6
  40. 40.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 61 (d) −29

Answer key

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

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