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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 484 · 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 night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −22
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 15
  3. 3.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 49 (c) −37 (d) 37
  4. 4.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 46
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  6. 6.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  7. 7.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −6
  8. 8.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 58 (c) −28 (d) −18
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 20
  10. 10.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) −22 (d) 50
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) 8
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  14. 14.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 62 (d) −32
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 17
  16. 16.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 23 (c) −3 (d) 3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −4
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) −19 (d) 29
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  22. 22.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −15
  23. 23.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 22
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 23 (d) −45
  25. 25.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) −36
  26. 26.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 15
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 8
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 20 (d) −10
  31. 31.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 18
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 51 (c) 19 (d) 41
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) 13
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 15
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) −44
  36. 36.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  37. 37.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  38. 38.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 20
  39. 39.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −26 (c) −16 (d) 26
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) −34

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 5
  3. −37
  4. −6
  5. 17
  6. 12
  7. −6
  8. −28
  9. 36
  10. −32
  11. −1
  12. −2
  13. −8
  14. −42
  15. 35
  16. −3
  17. 4
  18. 13
  19. 19
  20. 7
  21. 12
  22. −15
  23. −2
  24. 45
  25. −36
  26. −11
  27. 13
  28. −2
  29. 9
  30. −10
  31. 6
  32. 41
  33. 13
  34. 23
  35. 44
  36. −1
  37. 2
  38. −6
  39. −26
  40. 34

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