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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 537 · 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 −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 2
  2. 2.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  3. 3.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 19
  4. 4.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  5. 5.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) −14 (d) −4
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) −2
  7. 7.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) −21 (d) 61
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 16
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 0 (c) −22 (d) 32
  10. 10.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 17
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 5
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 38
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −29
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 25
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 14 (c) 46 (d) 36
  19. 19.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 38
  20. 20.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 52
  21. 21.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) −4 (d) 4
  22. 22.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  23. 23.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 0
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 25
  26. 26.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) −14
  27. 27.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 29
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 26
  30. 30.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 16 (d) 6
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 14
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) −1
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  34. 34.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 38 (d) 4
  35. 35.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 3
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 19
  37. 37.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 10
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −44 (c) 44 (d) 54
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −5

Answer key

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

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