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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 573 · 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 −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) −1
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 1
  3. 3.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 6
  4. 4.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 10
  5. 5.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  6. 6.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) −28
  7. 7.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 3
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  9. 9.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 10
  10. 10.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) −15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 20
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 29
  13. 13.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 88 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) −30
  14. 14.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 1 (d) 21
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 3
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 2
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 16 (c) −38 (d) 48
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 14
  21. 21.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) −10
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) −8 (d) 18
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) −16 (d) 26
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 16
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 4
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 0
  30. 30.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) −3
  31. 31.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) −5
  32. 32.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 26 (c) −2 (d) 2
  33. 33.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −20 (c) 0 (d) −10
  34. 34.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 64
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  36. 36.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) 13
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  39. 39.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 5
  40. 40.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) −32

Answer key

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

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