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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 601 · 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 −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) −37 (d) 17
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  3. 3.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  4. 4.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  5. 5.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  7. 7.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 34 (d) 4
  8. 8.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) −6 (d) 6
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  11. 11.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  12. 12.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 71
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −15 (d) −5
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) −14
  15. 15.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  16. 16.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) −10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 39 (d) −25
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 12 (d) 2
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  20. 20.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 2
  22. 22.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) −4
  23. 23.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  24. 24.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 86
  25. 25.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) −7
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) −4
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  30. 30.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 74 (c) −22 (d) 32
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 28
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 21
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 23
  34. 34.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 6 (d) −26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 22
  37. 37.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) 26 (c) 8 (d) −26
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 24 (d) 12
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 12

Answer key

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

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