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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 464 · 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 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) 6
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 48
  3. 3.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  4. 4.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 76
  5. 5.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) −4
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 16
  8. 8.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 29
  9. 9.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) 4
  10. 10.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −1
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 12
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 29
  14. 14.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  15. 15.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 53 (d) −21
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 10
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) −31
  18. 18.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) −6 (d) 4
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) −17
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) −3
  24. 24.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 67 (d) −27
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 10
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 28
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 11
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) −21
  31. 31.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  32. 32.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 14
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −1
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 24
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  37. 37.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  38. 38.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 2 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) −19

Answer key

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

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