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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 540 · 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 −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  2. 2.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 26 (c) −4 (d) 6
  3. 3.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 23 (d) −7
  4. 4.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 100 (c) −20 (d) 20
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) −4
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) −13 (d) −3
  7. 7.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) 39 (d) 13
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 9
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  11. 11.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 6 (d) 5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) −2
  14. 14.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 83
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) −8
  16. 16.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) −4
  17. 17.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) −27
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 52 (d) −40
  21. 21.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −14 (d) −4
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) −10 (d) 10
  23. 23.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  26. 26.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 32 (d) 12
  27. 27.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 81
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 25 (d) 41
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 13 (d) 35
  30. 30.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 64 (d) 4
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −8
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 25 (d) 37
  33. 33.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 6
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) −28
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) −3
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) 5
  37. 37.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 21
  38. 38.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −47 (b) 47 (c) 59 (d) −37
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 16
  40. 40.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4

Answer key

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

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