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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 551 · 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 sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 7
  3. 3.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) −42 (c) 42 (d) 60
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  5. 5.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −3
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 19 (c) −41 (d) 41
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  9. 9.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) 10
  10. 10.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 18
  11. 11.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  12. 12.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 9
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 31 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 17
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 19
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 29
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) −9
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 44 (d) −24
  20. 20.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) −5 (d) 5
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 3 (d) 13
  22. 22.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 16 (d) 32
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 8 (c) 36 (d) 26
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 16
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  27. 27.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 38 (c) −12 (d) −2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 23 (c) 1 (d) −1
  29. 29.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 68 (c) 10 (d) −10
  30. 30.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 56 (c) 4 (d) −4
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) 6
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 21 (d) 37
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 33 (c) −35 (d) 45
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 20
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 21 (c) −17 (d) 27
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  37. 37.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 4
  38. 38.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  39. 39.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 77 (c) 9 (d) −9
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1

Answer key

  1. −8
  2. 15
  3. −42
  4. 6
  5. −6
  6. −3
  7. 41
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. −4
  11. −11
  12. −3
  13. 7
  14. 13
  15. 37
  16. 11
  17. 36
  18. 1
  19. −24
  20. −5
  21. 13
  22. −9
  23. 22
  24. 26
  25. 6
  26. 19
  27. −12
  28. 1
  29. 10
  30. −4
  31. −6
  32. 27
  33. 35
  34. 28
  35. 17
  36. 3
  37. −4
  38. −5
  39. −9
  40. 1

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