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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 647 · 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 −5 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) −38
  2. 2.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 8 (d) 18
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 5 (d) 21
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 11
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  6. 6.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −18 (c) −28 (d) 28
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 11 (d) 19
  8. 8.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 43 (d) −5
  9. 9.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 13
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  12. 12.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 53
  13. 13.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 18
  15. 15.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  16. 16.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) −4
  17. 17.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 21
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 29
  20. 20.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 1
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) −1
  22. 22.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 88 (c) 16 (d) −6
  23. 23.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 27 (c) 1 (d) −9
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 21
  26. 26.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 11
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 12
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −18
  30. 30.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 20
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 10
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 20
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 25
  34. 34.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) −47 (c) −37 (d) 47
  35. 35.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  36. 36.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) 61 (c) −29 (d) −39
  37. 37.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 19
  38. 38.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 10
  39. 39.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) −17 (d) 61
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 7

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. −18
  3. 11
  4. −17
  5. 34
  6. −28
  7. 9
  8. −15
  9. −11
  10. 1
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 18
  15. 1
  16. −4
  17. −21
  18. 15
  19. 33
  20. −1
  21. −1
  22. −16
  23. −9
  24. 3
  25. 13
  26. 12
  27. −13
  28. −6
  29. 18
  30. −10
  31. −2
  32. 20
  33. 15
  34. −47
  35. −1
  36. −39
  37. 13
  38. −2
  39. −27
  40. −1

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