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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 46 · 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.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 20
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 5 (d) 11
  5. 5.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) 4
  7. 7.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  8. 8.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 75
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) 55
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −11 (d) −1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) 14
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  15. 15.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 37 (d) −3
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) −10 (d) 0
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 10
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  19. 19.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 1 (d) −13
  21. 21.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 81 (c) 29 (d) −29
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 38
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 30
  24. 24.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 28 (d) 16
  25. 25.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −44 (c) −34 (d) 58
  26. 26.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 24
  28. 28.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) −22
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 22 (c) −46 (d) 46
  30. 30.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 21 (c) 45 (d) 35
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 16
  34. 34.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −38 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) −48
  35. 35.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 80 (d) −30
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 11
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 16
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 7
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. −9
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. −3
  6. −6
  7. −7
  8. −33
  9. −3
  10. −41
  11. −1
  12. 4
  13. −12
  14. 10
  15. −13
  16. 0
  17. −2
  18. 19
  19. −4
  20. 13
  21. −29
  22. 38
  23. 20
  24. −16
  25. −44
  26. 11
  27. 16
  28. −22
  29. 46
  30. −7
  31. 35
  32. −9
  33. 16
  34. −48
  35. −30
  36. −7
  37. −8
  38. 17
  39. 13
  40. 14

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