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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 583 · 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 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) −7
  2. 2.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  3. 3.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 29
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 50
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −23 (d) −3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) 4
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 23 (d) −5
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 14 (c) 34 (d) −34
  9. 9.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) −6
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 4
  12. 12.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 20 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  14. 14.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 9
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −42 (b) −32 (c) 58 (d) 42
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −3
  20. 20.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 26
  21. 21.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 39
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 14 (d) −30
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 10
  24. 24.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) −40
  28. 28.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) −4
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 9 (c) 39 (d) 29
  31. 31.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −15
  32. 32.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 13
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −3
  34. 34.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −45 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 63
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −6 (d) 4
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 23
  37. 37.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) −29 (c) 29 (d) 39
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 10
  40. 40.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 66 (d) −20

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. −14
  3. −7
  4. 40
  5. −13
  6. −6
  7. 5
  8. 34
  9. −6
  10. −9
  11. −4
  12. −4
  13. 36
  14. −1
  15. −1
  16. 10
  17. −42
  18. 21
  19. 17
  20. −2
  21. 15
  22. 30
  23. −2
  24. −12
  25. 4
  26. 13
  27. 40
  28. −5
  29. 6
  30. 29
  31. −15
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. −45
  35. 4
  36. −1
  37. 29
  38. −8
  39. 0
  40. −20

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