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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 480 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 14
  2. 2.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 18 (d) 14
  3. 3.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) −4 (d) 4
  5. 5.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 25
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 14
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  8. 8.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 5
  9. 9.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) −37 (c) 27 (d) 47
  10. 10.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 90 (c) 28 (d) −18
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 7 (d) −1
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −9
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 10
  15. 15.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 51 (c) −51 (d) 61
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) −6
  18. 18.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  19. 19.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 62
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 6 (d) 8
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 39
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 0 (d) −20
  23. 23.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −20
  24. 24.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  25. 25.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 56 (d) 14
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 14 (d) 32
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 4 (c) 34 (d) 24
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 1
  29. 29.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) −33
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 43
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  32. 32.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 13
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) −24
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) 6
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 3 (d) 13
  38. 38.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  39. 39.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 25
  40. 40.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 36

Answer key

  1. −16
  2. 14
  3. 1
  4. −4
  5. −3
  6. −8
  7. 27
  8. 5
  9. 37
  10. −28
  11. 21
  12. −11
  13. 1
  14. 16
  15. −51
  16. −3
  17. −6
  18. −9
  19. −14
  20. 8
  21. 39
  22. 20
  23. −20
  24. −7
  25. −14
  26. 22
  27. 24
  28. 1
  29. −33
  30. 33
  31. −12
  32. 11
  33. 0
  34. 16
  35. −34
  36. −6
  37. 3
  38. −7
  39. 5
  40. −6

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