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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 514 · 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 −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  2. 2.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 4
  3. 3.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 5 (d) −1
  4. 4.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 79 (d) −29
  5. 5.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) 27 (c) 17 (d) −5
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 21
  7. 7.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 12
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 19 (c) 27 (d) 37
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 17 (c) 45 (d) 35
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 5 (d) 7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) 0 (d) −10
  13. 13.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 13
  14. 14.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  15. 15.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −28 (c) 40 (d) 28
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 19
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 15
  19. 19.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 13
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 12
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 3
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) −5 (d) 5
  23. 23.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 4
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 22
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) −26
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) −9
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −40 (c) 16 (d) 50
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 8 (c) 26 (d) 16
  32. 32.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −9
  33. 33.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 37
  34. 34.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) 24 (d) 34
  35. 35.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  36. 36.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 67
  37. 37.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) −8
  38. 38.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 57 (c) 27 (d) −17
  39. 39.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 26

Answer key

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

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