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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 629 · 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 −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) −4
  3. 3.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 51 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) −17
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 21
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 26 (d) 18
  9. 9.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 48
  10. 10.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 69 (c) 9 (d) 1
  11. 11.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −13
  12. 12.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 85 (c) −9 (d) −19
  13. 13.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 64 (d) −14
  14. 14.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) 11
  16. 16.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 42 (d) −22
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 27
  18. 18.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 31 (d) 9
  19. 19.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 9
  20. 20.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 31 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 39 (c) 11 (d) 29
  22. 22.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) 61 (c) −43 (d) −33
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) −19
  24. 24.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 50 (c) −14 (d) 14
  25. 25.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  26. 26.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −13
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) −3 (c) 27 (d) 17
  28. 28.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −22 (c) 54 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 25 (d) 13
  30. 30.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 49 (c) 25 (d) −25
  31. 31.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) −7 (d) 3
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 27
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 3
  34. 34.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 44
  35. 35.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 4
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −4 (d) 28
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  38. 38.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 32 (d) 8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) −6
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) −4

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. −4
  3. −27
  4. 25
  5. 21
  6. −7
  7. 12
  8. 8
  9. −6
  10. −1
  11. −13
  12. −19
  13. 14
  14. −1
  15. 1
  16. 22
  17. 17
  18. −9
  19. −17
  20. 7
  21. 29
  22. −43
  23. 19
  24. −14
  25. 5
  26. −13
  27. 17
  28. −22
  29. −13
  30. −25
  31. −7
  32. 29
  33. 3
  34. 8
  35. −10
  36. 18
  37. −8
  38. 8
  39. 6
  40. 4

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