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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 538 · 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 −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 15
  2. 2.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −4 (d) −15
  3. 3.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 7
  4. 4.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 59
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 17
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 30
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 13 (d) 39
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 26
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) 9 (d) −9
  14. 14.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 86 (d) −24
  15. 15.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 86 (c) −4 (d) −14
  16. 16.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 68 (c) 22 (d) −22
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) 7 (d) 31
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 31
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −17 (d) −7
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 15
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −3
  26. 26.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 55 (c) −23 (d) 33
  27. 27.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) −15 (d) 81
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 20
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 46
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) −2 (c) 26 (d) 16
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 3
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 15 (d) −33
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 3
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 19
  38. 38.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) 44
  40. 40.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4

Answer key

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

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