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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 600 · 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 −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −13
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) −1
  3. 3.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 34
  4. 4.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 17
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 14
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 19
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 21 (d) −41
  9. 9.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 71
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) 30
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 5
  13. 13.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 12
  14. 14.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −12 (d) −2
  15. 15.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) −31 (c) 67 (d) 41
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  17. 17.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  18. 18.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 1
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 23 (d) 37
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) −12
  21. 21.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) 10
  23. 23.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 73 (c) 19 (d) −19
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) −24 (d) 34
  25. 25.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 14
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) 24 (d) −14
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 4
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 2
  29. 29.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 7
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) −27 (d) 37
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 1
  32. 32.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) −24
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  34. 34.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 8 (c) −4 (d) 14
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 4
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) −12
  37. 37.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 82 (d) −8
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) −45 (d) 25
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 84
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 20

Answer key

  1. −13
  2. 1
  3. 24
  4. 5
  5. −2
  6. −4
  7. −1
  8. 41
  9. −11
  10. 17
  11. 20
  12. 5
  13. 0
  14. −2
  15. −41
  16. 5
  17. −17
  18. −1
  19. 27
  20. 12
  21. −18
  22. 0
  23. −19
  24. 24
  25. −16
  26. 14
  27. 8
  28. 20
  29. −1
  30. 27
  31. −7
  32. −24
  33. −7
  34. −14
  35. −6
  36. −12
  37. −18
  38. 45
  39. −14
  40. 20

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