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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 547 · 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 −6 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 0
  2. 2.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) −48 (d) −38
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −23 (d) 33
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) −5
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 15 (c) 49 (d) −39
  7. 7.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 83 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) −23
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) 29
  9. 9.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 24
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) −4
  11. 11.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 66 (d) −44
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 19
  13. 13.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  14. 14.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 17
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 5 (c) −11 (d) 11
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  17. 17.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 33
  18. 18.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 49 (c) 19 (d) −19
  19. 19.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 24
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 20 (d) 10
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) 3
  23. 23.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −34 (c) −24 (d) 72
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) −8
  26. 26.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  27. 27.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 47 (d) −21
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 7
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  30. 30.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 70
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 6
  32. 32.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 0 (c) 26 (d) −16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) 2
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  36. 36.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) −25
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −13 (d) −3
  38. 38.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) −12
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 11

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. −48
  3. 23
  4. −15
  5. −10
  6. 39
  7. −33
  8. 29
  9. −24
  10. 4
  11. −44
  12. 9
  13. 3
  14. 7
  15. 11
  16. −3
  17. −17
  18. 19
  19. −1
  20. 14
  21. 10
  22. −3
  23. −34
  24. 16
  25. 8
  26. −5
  27. −31
  28. 15
  29. 6
  30. −14
  31. 12
  32. 8
  33. 16
  34. 2
  35. 11
  36. −25
  37. −13
  38. 12
  39. −9
  40. 33

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