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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 565 · 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 −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  3. 3.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 59 (c) 29 (d) −19
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 13
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 14
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) 13
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 22
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) 4
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −40 (b) 70 (c) −50 (d) 50
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 30
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 21 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 10
  15. 15.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 22
  16. 16.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) −8
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 6 (d) −30
  18. 18.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 1
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 18
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) −5
  22. 22.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 15
  24. 24.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 32 (c) 0 (d) 10
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 29
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) −42 (d) 26
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 8
  28. 28.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  29. 29.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  30. 30.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  31. 31.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) −4
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 0
  33. 33.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 69 (d) −11
  34. 34.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) −19
  35. 35.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) −1
  36. 36.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) 9
  37. 37.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 10
  38. 38.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  39. 39.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 56
  40. 40.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) 13

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. 19
  4. 33
  5. 31
  6. −14
  7. 3
  8. 16
  9. −6
  10. 6
  11. −50
  12. 6
  13. 17
  14. 10
  15. 4
  16. 8
  17. 30
  18. 0
  19. 32
  20. 0
  21. −5
  22. −6
  23. −1
  24. −10
  25. 39
  26. 42
  27. 4
  28. 0
  29. −5
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. 0
  33. −11
  34. −19
  35. 1
  36. −1
  37. 2
  38. −17
  39. 2
  40. 3

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