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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 508 · 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 −2 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 25
  2. 2.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −6
  3. 3.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 73
  4. 4.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) −36 (c) −26 (d) 36
  5. 5.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 43 (c) −19 (d) 19
  6. 6.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 40
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 6
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 1
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 28 (d) −18
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 10
  14. 14.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 77 (c) −1 (d) 9
  15. 15.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −43 (c) −53 (d) 53
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  17. 17.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) −46 (c) 68 (d) 46
  18. 18.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  19. 19.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 24
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 11
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 53 (c) 23 (d) 43
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 4
  23. 23.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 79 (d) 9
  24. 24.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) −41 (d) 55
  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) 63 (c) −47 (d) −37
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) −17 (d) 27
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −8 (d) 2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  29. 29.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 82 (d) −4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) 14
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 21
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 49
  33. 33.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 16
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 11
  38. 38.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. −16
  3. −3
  4. −36
  5. 19
  6. 16
  7. −3
  8. −8
  9. 1
  10. −6
  11. 12
  12. 18
  13. −4
  14. −1
  15. −53
  16. −13
  17. −46
  18. −5
  19. −12
  20. 5
  21. 43
  22. −4
  23. −1
  24. −41
  25. −47
  26. 17
  27. −8
  28. 11
  29. −4
  30. 4
  31. 13
  32. 39
  33. 6
  34. −2
  35. 13
  36. 8
  37. 15
  38. −8
  39. 7
  40. −3

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