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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 525 · 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 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 36
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  5. 5.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 62 (d) 12
  6. 6.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 52 (c) 8 (d) −8
  7. 7.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 12
  10. 10.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −7
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 45
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 77 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  15. 15.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 50 (c) −4 (d) 4
  16. 16.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  17. 17.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 19
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) 48
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  21. 21.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −4
  22. 22.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) 60
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 16
  24. 24.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 73 (b) −27 (c) −37 (d) 37
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 30
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 26
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) −2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 17
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −19
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) −1
  32. 32.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) 29
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) −18
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) −30
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) −18
  39. 39.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) −2
  40. 40.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23

Answer key

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

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