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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 599 · 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 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) −4
  2. 2.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 19 (d) −15
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 15 (d) 7
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) −32
  5. 5.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 71 (c) −35 (d) 35
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 20
  7. 7.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) −15 (d) −5
  8. 8.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 32
  9. 9.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) −12
  11. 11.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 1
  13. 13.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) 5
  14. 14.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −19 (c) −29 (d) 29
  15. 15.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 12
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 8
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 24
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 8
  19. 19.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −40 (c) 50 (d) −50
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 28 (d) 14
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −34 (c) 34 (d) 44
  22. 22.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) −2
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 10
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 7
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 24
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 31 (d) −21
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  30. 30.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 65 (d) −13
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) −13
  33. 33.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 80 (d) −12
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  35. 35.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 61
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  37. 37.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 10 (d) 0
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 19 (d) 23
  39. 39.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 14

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. −5
  3. 7
  4. 32
  5. −35
  6. 10
  7. −5
  8. −16
  9. 6
  10. −12
  11. −4
  12. 0
  13. −5
  14. −29
  15. −18
  16. 8
  17. 28
  18. −2
  19. −50
  20. 4
  21. 34
  22. −2
  23. 32
  24. −7
  25. 29
  26. −7
  27. 24
  28. 21
  29. 0
  30. −23
  31. 2
  32. 13
  33. −22
  34. −9
  35. −41
  36. 1
  37. −10
  38. 23
  39. −4
  40. 16

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