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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 553 · 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 −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 19 (d) 13
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −5 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 23
  5. 5.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 8
  7. 7.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 3
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) −20
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 30
  10. 10.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) −9
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 2
  13. 13.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 39
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) 15
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) −10
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) −45 (c) 23 (d) 45
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  19. 19.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 15
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −17 (d) 27
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) −6 (d) 6
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −5
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) 5
  24. 24.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 22 (d) 2
  25. 25.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  26. 26.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 26 (d) 2
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  29. 29.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) 6
  30. 30.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 6
  32. 32.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 71 (c) 19 (d) 9
  33. 33.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 2
  34. 34.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) −15 (d) −5
  35. 35.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 78 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) −22
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 17 (d) 33
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 31 (d) −37
  38. 38.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 49 (c) 3 (d) −3
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) −24
  40. 40.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. −3
  3. 19
  4. 37
  5. 3
  6. 14
  7. −7
  8. 20
  9. 20
  10. −9
  11. 17
  12. 2
  13. 15
  14. −15
  15. 0
  16. 45
  17. 15
  18. 14
  19. −9
  20. 17
  21. 6
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. −2
  25. −2
  26. −16
  27. −2
  28. −3
  29. 6
  30. −3
  31. 0
  32. 9
  33. −2
  34. −15
  35. −22
  36. 23
  37. 37
  38. 3
  39. 24
  40. −5

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