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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 487 · 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) 3 (c) 7 (d) 23
  2. 2.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  4. 4.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 21
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 15
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 4
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 1
  10. 10.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 21
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 19
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −19
  14. 14.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 12
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) −25
  18. 18.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 50
  19. 19.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 51 (c) −41 (d) 41
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 50
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  24. 24.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 67 (d) 13
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 29
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 9
  27. 27.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −51 (b) 51 (c) 67 (d) −41
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −2 (d) 20
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 16
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) −39
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 25 (d) 1
  33. 33.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 33 (c) −37 (d) 47
  35. 35.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −52 (c) −42 (d) 52
  36. 36.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 5
  37. 37.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) −37
  39. 39.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 0
  40. 40.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1

Answer key

  1. −7
  2. −15
  3. −6
  4. 21
  5. −6
  6. −11
  7. 6
  8. 11
  9. 11
  10. −5
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. −9
  14. 8
  15. 14
  16. 0
  17. 25
  18. 10
  19. −4
  20. −8
  21. 41
  22. 40
  23. 3
  24. 13
  25. 7
  26. 7
  27. −51
  28. 32
  29. 20
  30. 16
  31. 39
  32. −1
  33. 1
  34. 37
  35. −52
  36. 5
  37. −7
  38. 37
  39. −10
  40. −9

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