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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 636 · 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 sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 13
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −40 (c) 22 (d) 50
  3. 3.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 53
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 31 (c) −21 (d) 21
  5. 5.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 46 (c) −4 (d) 4
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −13 (d) 23
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 8
  8. 8.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) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  9. 9.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 7
  10. 10.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2
  11. 11.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 16
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 7
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 10 (d) 42
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) 33
  15. 15.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) 4
  16. 16.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −41 (c) −31 (d) 41
  17. 17.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 17
  18. 18.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) −24
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) 8
  20. 20.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 8 (d) 4
  21. 21.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) −8
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 19
  23. 23.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −11 (d) −1
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  25. 25.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 70 (d) 6
  26. 26.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 1
  27. 27.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) 65 (c) −15 (d) 25
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 19
  29. 29.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 68 (c) 26 (d) −26
  30. 30.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) −9 (d) 1
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 25 (c) 43 (d) 33
  32. 32.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  33. 33.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 60
  34. 34.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 49 (c) −21 (d) −11
  35. 35.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 38 (c) −24 (d) 24
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 39
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 37 (d) 33
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 35

Answer key

  1. −15
  2. 40
  3. 7
  4. 21
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 8
  8. 10
  9. −7
  10. −2
  11. 6
  12. −3
  13. 32
  14. 23
  15. −4
  16. −41
  17. 7
  18. −24
  19. −2
  20. −4
  21. 8
  22. 33
  23. −1
  24. 7
  25. 6
  26. −9
  27. 15
  28. 23
  29. −26
  30. −9
  31. 33
  32. −8
  33. 10
  34. −21
  35. −24
  36. 6
  37. 29
  38. 37
  39. 7
  40. 25

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