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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 458 · 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 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 15
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  4. 4.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) −2
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 4
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) −37
  10. 10.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 9
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 13
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) −31
  13. 13.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 34
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 51
  15. 15.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 50 (d) 16
  16. 16.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −45 (c) −35 (d) 61
  17. 17.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) −14 (d) 14
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 43
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 27
  20. 20.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 48 (c) 2 (d) 8
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 8
  22. 22.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) −19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) −4 (d) 4
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  26. 26.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 86 (c) −18 (d) 18
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 19 (c) −25 (d) 25
  30. 30.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) −3
  31. 31.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  32. 32.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −48 (b) 48 (c) 62 (d) −38
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) −14 (d) 14
  36. 36.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) 8
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 6
  38. 38.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 2
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. −9
  2. −9
  3. 17
  4. 2
  5. −3
  6. −2
  7. 8
  8. 22
  9. 37
  10. 5
  11. −17
  12. 31
  13. −4
  14. 41
  15. 16
  16. −45
  17. 14
  18. 33
  19. 13
  20. −8
  21. 8
  22. −19
  23. −4
  24. 37
  25. 14
  26. −18
  27. 3
  28. 17
  29. 25
  30. 3
  31. −4
  32. −48
  33. −7
  34. −5
  35. 14
  36. −2
  37. −4
  38. −8
  39. 19
  40. 34

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