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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 62 · 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.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 17
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  4. 4.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) −25
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 1
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 25
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) −5
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 17
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 30
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) −5
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 28 (d) 6
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 30 (c) 8 (d) 18
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  15. 15.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 27
  16. 16.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) 7
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 19
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 37
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 14
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −7 (d) 3
  23. 23.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) −1 (d) 11
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 13 (c) 37 (d) 27
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −8
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 14 (d) 30
  29. 29.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) −2
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 27 (d) 9
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 4
  32. 32.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) −19
  33. 33.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 35 (c) 19 (d) −9
  34. 34.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 43 (c) 9 (d) 19
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 44 (d) −34
  36. 36.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 3
  37. 37.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 33 (c) −3 (d) 13
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) −22
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −6
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) 10

Answer key

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

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