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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 52 · 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 −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 2 (d) 22
  2. 2.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 30 (d) 12
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 18
  4. 4.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 19 (d) 17
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) −9
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 6 (d) −24
  8. 8.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 23
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 17
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 21
  13. 13.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 11
  14. 14.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 44
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 1
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) −6 (d) 6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 83 (d) −9
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) −13 (d) 23
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 17
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) −8 (d) 8
  23. 23.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  24. 24.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) −36
  26. 26.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 4 (d) 6
  27. 27.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −10 (d) 0
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 25 (d) 27
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) −4
  30. 30.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 24
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 21
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 31 (d) −7
  33. 33.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 7
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 15 (d) 23
  35. 35.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  36. 36.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 35 (d) −7
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 5 (c) −13 (d) 13
  38. 38.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −43 (c) −33 (d) 43
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) −33
  40. 40.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. −12
  3. 18
  4. 8
  5. 17
  6. 9
  7. 24
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. −2
  12. 15
  13. −11
  14. −24
  15. −1
  16. −6
  17. −9
  18. 13
  19. 8
  20. 7
  21. 4
  22. −8
  23. 3
  24. −9
  25. 36
  26. −6
  27. 0
  28. 27
  29. 4
  30. −14
  31. 17
  32. 7
  33. 1
  34. 23
  35. −13
  36. −17
  37. −13
  38. −43
  39. 33
  40. 2

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