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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 452 · 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 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −4
  2. 2.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −6
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) −15
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  5. 5.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 24 (d) 18
  6. 6.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 52
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −22
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  13. 13.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 15
  14. 14.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 92 (b) −16 (c) −26 (d) 26
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) 14 (d) 26
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) −8
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 34
  18. 18.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) 6
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 28 (c) 6 (d) 16
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 21
  21. 21.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  22. 22.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) −2 (c) 12 (d) 22
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 23 (d) 1
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) −15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 0
  26. 26.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) 21 (c) 31 (d) 9
  27. 27.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 57 (c) 23 (d) 33
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) −13 (d) −3
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 0
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 14
  32. 32.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 79
  33. 33.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) −12 (d) 12
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 22
  35. 35.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 84 (d) −32
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −11
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 21 (d) 23
  38. 38.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  39. 39.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 43 (d) 15
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −4

Answer key

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

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