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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 496 · 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 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) 3
  2. 2.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  3. 3.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) −3 (d) 13
  4. 4.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 27 (c) −9 (d) 9
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  6. 6.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 19
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 45 (c) −11 (d) 21
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 32
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) −22
  11. 11.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 0
  12. 12.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) −4
  13. 13.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) 11
  15. 15.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) −13
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) −1
  17. 17.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 1
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) −16
  19. 19.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 7
  20. 20.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  21. 21.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) −7
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 19
  23. 23.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −4 (d) 4
  24. 24.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) −38 (d) 38
  26. 26.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −11
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) −1
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 6
  29. 29.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 50 (d) 12
  30. 30.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 78 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) 22
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 11 (c) −25 (d) 35
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 44 (c) −26 (d) −16
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
  35. 35.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 59 (c) −11 (d) −21
  36. 36.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) 16
  38. 38.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 3 (c) −5 (d) 5
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 19 (d) 49
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 9

Answer key

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

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