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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 506 · 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.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) −4
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 30
  3. 3.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) 3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  4. 4.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) 10
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 8 (d) −24
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 19
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) −21
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 5
  9. 9.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −42 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) −52
  10. 10.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 90 (c) −12 (d) −2
  11. 11.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) −5
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) −24 (d) 24
  13. 13.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 59 (c) 1 (d) −1
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 4
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 28 (d) 22
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 6 (d) 12
  17. 17.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 31 (c) −9 (d) 19
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 21
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 2
  21. 21.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −2
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 51
  23. 23.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −4 (d) 4
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) −4
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −44 (c) 62 (d) −34
  29. 29.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 78 (d) −38
  30. 30.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 61 (d) −23
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) −29
  32. 32.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 92 (c) −12 (d) −22
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 15 (d) −37
  34. 34.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 4
  35. 35.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 58 (c) −26 (d) −36
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 18
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) −11 (d) 21
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 48
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 30
  3. 7
  4. 10
  5. 24
  6. 29
  7. 21
  8. −13
  9. −52
  10. −12
  11. 5
  12. 24
  13. 1
  14. −6
  15. 12
  16. 2
  17. −3
  18. 9
  19. 41
  20. 2
  21. −2
  22. 41
  23. −4
  24. 7
  25. 2
  26. −14
  27. 24
  28. −44
  29. −38
  30. −33
  31. 29
  32. −22
  33. 37
  34. −6
  35. −36
  36. 12
  37. 13
  38. 11
  39. 38
  40. 15

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