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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 61 · 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 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 4
  2. 2.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 4
  3. 3.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) −8
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) −21 (c) 83 (d) 31
  7. 7.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 3
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) 0
  9. 9.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 84 (d) −20
  10. 10.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 60
  11. 11.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) 7 (c) 29 (d) 39
  12. 12.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 29
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) −21 (d) 31
  15. 15.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 28
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 7
  17. 17.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 14
  19. 19.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 81 (d) −19
  20. 20.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 28 (c) 14 (d) −4
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 39
  22. 22.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 21
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  24. 24.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −6
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −3 (c) −19 (d) 29
  27. 27.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) 13
  28. 28.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 0 (d) −10
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 26 (c) 10 (d) 20
  31. 31.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 43
  32. 32.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 36
  33. 33.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  34. 34.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) −7
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 29 (c) 7 (d) −7
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 37
  38. 38.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  39. 39.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 30
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 16

Answer key

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

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