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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 444 · 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 −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 11
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) −36
  3. 3.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) −17
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 6 (d) 8
  5. 5.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 74
  7. 7.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) 3
  8. 8.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  9. 9.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 53 (c) −1 (d) 11
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.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) 46 (c) 14 (d) 36
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) −8 (d) 8
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 12
  15. 15.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) 31 (d) 49
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) −6
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  19. 19.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) −9
  20. 20.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 77
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 12
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 13
  23. 23.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 22 (c) 56 (d) −46
  25. 25.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) −8
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −15
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 26
  28. 28.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 11
  29. 29.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 8
  30. 30.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) 11
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) −17 (d) 27
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −24 (c) −34 (d) 34
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 12
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 10 (d) 6
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) −46 (d) 46
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  38. 38.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) 6
  39. 39.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −14 (d) −4
  40. 40.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. 36
  3. 17
  4. −8
  5. −7
  6. −24
  7. 3
  8. −1
  9. 1
  10. 8
  11. 36
  12. 8
  13. −5
  14. 2
  15. 10
  16. 39
  17. 6
  18. 24
  19. −9
  20. −27
  21. 2
  22. 13
  23. −4
  24. 46
  25. −8
  26. 15
  27. 28
  28. 1
  29. −8
  30. 1
  31. 17
  32. −6
  33. −34
  34. 12
  35. 6
  36. 46
  37. 9
  38. −4
  39. −14
  40. −15

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