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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 494 · 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 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 18
  3. 3.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −12 (c) 56 (d) 22
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 11 (d) 35
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 17 (c) 37 (d) 47
  6. 6.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 22
  7. 7.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 6
  8. 8.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 87
  9. 9.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 20
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 22 (d) 6
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 27 (d) −5
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 28
  14. 14.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  15. 15.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 51
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −2
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 24
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 7 (d) −23
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 18
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  22. 22.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) −34
  28. 28.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) −2
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  33. 33.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 9 (d) −3
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  36. 36.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 62 (c) −10 (d) 0
  37. 37.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) −42
  38. 38.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 37 (d) −9
  39. 39.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 36
  40. 40.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. −10
  2. 32
  3. −22
  4. 35
  5. 37
  6. 12
  7. −4
  8. −31
  9. −8
  10. −9
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 18
  14. 22
  15. 1
  16. 22
  17. −6
  18. 14
  19. 23
  20. 14
  21. 28
  22. −9
  23. 0
  24. −4
  25. 15
  26. 1
  27. 34
  28. −6
  29. 29
  30. 6
  31. 2
  32. 6
  33. −13
  34. 13
  35. 9
  36. −10
  37. −42
  38. −9
  39. 12
  40. 12

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