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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 589 · 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 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) −1
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 21
  4. 4.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 8
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −11
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  8. 8.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 14
  9. 9.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  10. 10.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 41 (d) −1
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 10
  14. 14.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 19
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 19
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 6
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) −7 (d) 17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) −35
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 21 (c) 5 (d) 31
  22. 22.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) −30 (d) 40
  24. 24.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) −4
  25. 25.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 21 (d) 5
  27. 27.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 88
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  29. 29.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 34 (d) −24
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) 7
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 4
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 47
  34. 34.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) −12
  36. 36.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  37. 37.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) 29 (d) −29
  38. 38.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 9
  39. 39.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 12
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) −11

Answer key

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

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