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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 5 · 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 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) 16
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 16
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −26
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 63
  8. 8.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) 63
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 9 (d) 33
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) −6 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 9
  15. 15.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 39 (c) 11 (d) −1
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  17. 17.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) −6
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) −44 (d) 64
  20. 20.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 5
  22. 22.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 12
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 1 (d) 0
  24. 24.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) −15
  25. 25.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 63 (d) −47
  26. 26.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 14
  27. 27.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −13 (c) 59 (d) 23
  28. 28.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 10
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −32 (c) 42 (d) 32
  30. 30.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) −17
  31. 31.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) −1
  32. 32.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −42 (c) −32 (d) 52
  33. 33.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 19 (c) 45 (d) 35
  35. 35.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −26
  36. 36.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) −14
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 29
  39. 39.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 63 (c) −19 (d) −9
  40. 40.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) 45 (d) 23

Answer key

  1. −14
  2. 10
  3. 32
  4. 4
  5. −2
  6. −26
  7. −39
  8. −29
  9. −4
  10. 33
  11. 11
  12. 6
  13. 1
  14. 5
  15. 1
  16. −10
  17. −10
  18. −6
  19. −44
  20. 6
  21. −7
  22. 0
  23. 0
  24. −25
  25. −47
  26. 8
  27. −23
  28. −8
  29. 32
  30. −17
  31. −11
  32. −42
  33. 1
  34. 35
  35. −26
  36. 14
  37. 7
  38. 29
  39. −19
  40. 45

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