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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 593 · 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 night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) −1
  2. 2.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 0
  3. 3.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 4
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −9
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 6
  7. 7.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 11
  8. 8.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 60 (c) −20 (d) 20
  9. 9.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) −13
  11. 11.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 42 (d) −16
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 8 (c) −26 (d) 26
  13. 13.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 76 (c) 4 (d) 6
  14. 14.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 8
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) −8
  17. 17.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 4
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 8 (d) 20
  20. 20.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) −18 (d) 18
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 22
  22. 22.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 20
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 16 (d) 40
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 31
  26. 26.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 18
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) −6
  29. 29.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 15
  34. 34.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 9 (d) 27
  36. 36.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −19
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −11 (d) −1
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 22
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) −14
  40. 40.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15

Answer key

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

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