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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 474 · 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 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  2. 2.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 14
  4. 4.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 17
  5. 5.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 89
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 28
  7. 7.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) −31
  8. 8.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) −6
  9. 9.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 70
  10. 10.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) −14
  11. 11.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −7
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −21
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) 10
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  17. 17.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) −44
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 23
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  20. 20.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) −10 (d) 0
  21. 21.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −13
  22. 22.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  23. 23.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −17 (c) 3 (d) −7
  24. 24.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) 47 (c) −47 (d) −37
  25. 25.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) −4
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 10
  28. 28.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) −19
  29. 29.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 84
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) −32
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  32. 32.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 17 (c) −15 (d) −5
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) −20
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) −8
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (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) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  38. 38.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) 29 (d) −19

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. −2
  3. −6
  4. 15
  5. −15
  6. 28
  7. −31
  8. −6
  9. 8
  10. −14
  11. 5
  12. −2
  13. 7
  14. 21
  15. 0
  16. 19
  17. −44
  18. 1
  19. 19
  20. 0
  21. 13
  22. −11
  23. −7
  24. −47
  25. 4
  26. 6
  27. 10
  28. −29
  29. −18
  30. 32
  31. −12
  32. −5
  33. 13
  34. 20
  35. 8
  36. 1
  37. −17
  38. −6
  39. 3
  40. 19

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