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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 529 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 26 (d) −16
  2. 2.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 37 (c) −3 (d) 7
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) −15
  4. 4.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 15
  5. 5.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  6. 6.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 44 (c) 24 (d) 34
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) 6
  8. 8.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 11
  9. 9.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 11
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) −38 (d) 32
  11. 11.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −38 (c) −28 (d) 68
  12. 12.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 9
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 11
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −20
  15. 15.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 38 (c) −4 (d) 14
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 2
  17. 17.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 12 (d) 10
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 38
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 25 (c) 13 (d) −3
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 0
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 58 (d) 26
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 9 (d) 41
  25. 25.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 49
  26. 26.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) −10 (d) 46
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 19 (c) −5 (d) 15
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −43 (c) 43 (d) 53
  29. 29.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 76
  30. 30.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) 47 (c) −47 (d) −37
  31. 31.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 17 (d) 9
  32. 32.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 15
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) 15
  34. 34.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 19
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) −13
  36. 36.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) −2
  37. 37.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 73 (d) −7
  38. 38.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 40 (d) −20
  39. 39.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) 44 (c) 26 (d) −34
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) −2

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. −3
  3. −15
  4. 13
  5. 2
  6. 24
  7. 5
  8. −3
  9. −3
  10. 38
  11. −38
  12. −9
  13. 11
  14. 20
  15. −14
  16. 20
  17. −12
  18. 0
  19. 28
  20. −13
  21. 0
  22. 8
  23. 16
  24. 31
  25. −23
  26. −20
  27. 5
  28. 43
  29. −20
  30. −47
  31. 9
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. −9
  35. −13
  36. 2
  37. −7
  38. −20
  39. 34
  40. 12

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