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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 544 · 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 −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 17
  2. 2.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 55 (c) −19 (d) −29
  3. 3.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 2
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 4
  5. 5.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 11
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 12
  7. 7.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  8. 8.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 16 (d) −2
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) −31
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) 11
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) −2
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 15
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 3 (d) 19
  15. 15.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 9
  17. 17.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 68
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) 20
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) 27 (d) 35
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 14
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 4
  23. 23.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 54 (d) −24
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) −25
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) −10
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) −2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 29 (d) 31
  29. 29.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 54
  30. 30.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  31. 31.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) −1
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  33. 33.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 71
  34. 34.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) −6
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) −16 (d) 16
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 22
  37. 37.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 59
  38. 38.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) −8 (d) 12
  39. 39.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 24
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 4 (d) 16

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. −29
  3. −8
  4. −10
  5. −15
  6. −12
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. −12
  10. 31
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 31
  14. 19
  15. 5
  16. 17
  17. 8
  18. 26
  19. 35
  20. 32
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. −24
  24. 35
  25. 25
  26. 10
  27. −2
  28. 31
  29. 18
  30. −13
  31. 1
  32. 7
  33. −41
  34. −6
  35. 16
  36. 6
  37. −35
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. 16

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