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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 451 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 10 (d) 12
  2. 2.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  3. 3.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  4. 4.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 64
  5. 5.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 4
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 12
  7. 7.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 34
  8. 8.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 35 (d) 19
  9. 9.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  10. 10.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 12 (d) −2
  11. 11.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  12. 12.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −7 (d) 7
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 17
  14. 14.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 41 (c) 19 (d) 29
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) −1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 27 (c) 47 (d) 37
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) 10
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) −38
  20. 20.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −10 (d) 0
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 13 (c) −35 (d) 35
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 3
  23. 23.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 41 (d) 7
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 18
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 22
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 23
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 19
  28. 28.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 44
  29. 29.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) −21 (d) 43
  30. 30.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 12 (d) −2
  32. 32.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) −8
  33. 33.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 1 (d) 10
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) −9
  35. 35.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  36. 36.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) −18 (d) −8
  37. 37.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 25
  38. 38.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 28 (c) 4 (d) 14
  39. 39.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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