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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 492 · 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 −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) −10 (d) 20
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 14
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) −37
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) −7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 68
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −19 (c) 15 (d) 29
  7. 7.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 60
  8. 8.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) −4
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  11. 11.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) −22
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 0
  13. 13.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 27
  15. 15.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −15
  16. 16.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  17. 17.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 14 (d) 0
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 14
  19. 19.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 8
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  21. 21.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 7 (d) 3
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 24
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 13
  24. 24.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 50
  27. 27.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 3
  28. 28.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 58 (c) 18 (d) −18
  30. 30.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 81 (c) −33 (d) 33
  31. 31.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 65 (c) −19 (d) 19
  32. 32.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 4
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −6
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 16
  35. 35.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) −3
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 21 (c) −15 (d) −5
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) −25
  38. 38.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 74 (d) −22
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) −11
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) −2

Answer key

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

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