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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 523 · 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 −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 7 (d) 23
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  3. 3.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 14
  4. 4.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 78
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) −9
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 25 (d) −37
  7. 7.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 76 (d) −6
  9. 9.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  10. 10.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 72 (d) 2
  11. 11.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 25
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) 4
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 6
  15. 15.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  17. 17.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 21
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 1
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) 22 (c) 44 (d) −44
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −16
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 35
  24. 24.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 76 (d) −32
  25. 25.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 24 (d) 28
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −34 (c) 22 (d) 44
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  29. 29.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) 52 (c) −28 (d) −38
  30. 30.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 11
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) 1
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 1
  35. 35.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 7
  36. 36.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 33
  38. 38.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 4
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) −44
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 21

Answer key

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

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