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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 533 · 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 −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 8
  2. 2.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 22
  3. 3.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  5. 5.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 43
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 36
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 10 (d) 0
  8. 8.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 67 (c) −39 (d) −49
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 0
  10. 10.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 88 (d) −20
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 26
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 24
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) −27
  15. 15.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 23
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 48
  17. 17.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 22 (d) −8
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) −2
  19. 19.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) −9
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  21. 21.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) 4
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) −8
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 13
  24. 24.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 68 (c) 0 (d) −10
  25. 25.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  26. 26.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  27. 27.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  29. 29.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  30. 30.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 92 (c) 26 (d) −26
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  32. 32.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) −26
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) 28 (c) −42 (d) 42
  34. 34.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 28
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 4
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 47
  38. 38.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 10 (c) −18 (d) −8
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 20
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 4

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. −4
  3. −1
  4. 4
  5. −33
  6. 36
  7. −10
  8. −49
  9. −6
  10. −30
  11. 1
  12. 14
  13. 38
  14. 27
  15. 1
  16. 38
  17. −8
  18. 2
  19. −9
  20. −1
  21. −4
  22. 2
  23. 17
  24. 0
  25. −4
  26. 6
  27. −3
  28. 34
  29. −8
  30. −26
  31. 7
  32. −36
  33. 42
  34. −6
  35. −6
  36. 7
  37. 37
  38. −18
  39. 42
  40. −14

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