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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 469 · 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 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 23 (c) −7 (d) 3
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  3. 3.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −42 (c) 42 (d) −32
  4. 4.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 83 (c) −19 (d) 19
  5. 5.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 62 (c) −26 (d) −16
  6. 6.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 1 (d) 0
  7. 7.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 86 (d) 20
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 20
  9. 9.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) −27 (d) 37
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  12. 12.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 70 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) −2
  14. 14.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −11
  15. 15.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) −38 (d) 38
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) −30
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −21
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 53 (c) 21 (d) 43
  21. 21.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 8
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) 44
  24. 24.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 23
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 24
  27. 27.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 74 (c) 4 (d) 14
  28. 28.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 60 (d) 16
  29. 29.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 73
  30. 30.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 6
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 25
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  35. 35.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 28
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 11
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 18
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −3
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 33 (d) 45
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. 0
  3. −42
  4. −19
  5. −26
  6. 0
  7. −20
  8. 32
  9. −8
  10. 27
  11. 19
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 11
  15. −9
  16. 38
  17. 30
  18. 21
  19. 7
  20. 43
  21. −4
  22. 2
  23. 34
  24. −10
  25. 15
  26. 26
  27. 4
  28. −16
  29. 5
  30. 17
  31. −15
  32. 6
  33. 1
  34. 14
  35. −8
  36. 7
  37. 26
  38. −3
  39. 35
  40. −1

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