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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 454 · 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) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −4
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) −25 (d) 35
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) −3 (d) 3
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 23 (d) 27
  5. 5.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) −1 (d) 15
  6. 6.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 11
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) −50 (d) 70
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) 19 (d) −39
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 30
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) −21
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  14. 14.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  15. 15.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) −10
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) −15 (d) 25
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) −6 (d) 6
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) −6
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) −26 (c) 56 (d) 36
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 19 (c) 31 (d) −31
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  22. 22.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 50 (c) 4 (d) 14
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 12
  25. 25.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 56
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) −2
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 30
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 27
  30. 30.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 8 (d) −8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 12
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) −7
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 10
  35. 35.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 9
  36. 36.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) −11
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 37
  39. 39.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  40. 40.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 57 (c) 23 (d) −13

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. 25
  3. 3
  4. 27
  5. 15
  6. −17
  7. 4
  8. −50
  9. 39
  10. 15
  11. 34
  12. 21
  13. 14
  14. 13
  15. −10
  16. 15
  17. −6
  18. −6
  19. −36
  20. 31
  21. 9
  22. 4
  23. 5
  24. 36
  25. −22
  26. −2
  27. −1
  28. −12
  29. 27
  30. 8
  31. 9
  32. 8
  33. 7
  34. −12
  35. −3
  36. 11
  37. −11
  38. 27
  39. −11
  40. 13

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