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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 513 · 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 −4 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 39 (d) −29
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 18 (d) 34
  3. 3.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 82 (c) 10 (d) 0
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) −4
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 16
  6. 6.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 77
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 19
  8. 8.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 69
  9. 9.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  10. 10.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 57 (c) 11 (d) 1
  11. 11.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) −1
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) −24
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 16
  15. 15.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) −19 (d) 9
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 11
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 5 (d) 7
  18. 18.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 33
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 6
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 4
  23. 23.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) −12
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 5 (c) −27 (d) 37
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 54 (c) −44 (d) 44
  26. 26.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) 6 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 11
  28. 28.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) 44
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) −14 (d) 14
  32. 32.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 5
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) −14 (d) 24
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 4
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 6 (d) 40
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) −30
  39. 39.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 19
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) −2

Answer key

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

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