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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 63 · 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 −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) −1 (c) 33 (d) 23
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 9 (d) −17
  4. 4.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) 54
  5. 5.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) 29 (d) 11
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 25
  7. 7.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 13
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  9. 9.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 85 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  10. 10.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 45 (c) 17 (d) 7
  11. 11.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 43
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 15 (d) 11
  13. 13.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −41 (c) −51 (d) 51
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) 40
  16. 16.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  17. 17.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 63 (d) 11
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) −15
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) −1
  20. 20.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 8
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) −15
  22. 22.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 75 (c) 19 (d) −19
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 31
  24. 24.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −4
  25. 25.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 89 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) −21
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −5
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 2
  28. 28.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 70
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 30
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) 5
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) −4
  34. 34.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 20
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 6 (d) 12
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 26 (d) −16
  37. 37.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 13
  38. 38.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) −38 (d) 56
  39. 39.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) −5 (d) 15
  40. 40.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −9

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 4
  3. 17
  4. 26
  5. 29
  6. 7
  7. 13
  8. 32
  9. −7
  10. 7
  11. 9
  12. 1
  13. −51
  14. 22
  15. 40
  16. −4
  17. 1
  18. 15
  19. 1
  20. 8
  21. 15
  22. −19
  23. 35
  24. 6
  25. −21
  26. 5
  27. −8
  28. 3
  29. −32
  30. 10
  31. 20
  32. 5
  33. 4
  34. −6
  35. 2
  36. 16
  37. −13
  38. −38
  39. 5
  40. 1

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