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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 65 · 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 −2 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 23 (c) 43 (d) 53
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 15 (c) 29 (d) −29
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 15 (d) −27
  5. 5.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 63 (d) −9
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 33
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 21
  11. 11.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 61
  12. 12.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 38
  14. 14.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) 3
  15. 15.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  16. 16.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  17. 17.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  18. 18.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  19. 19.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) 24 (c) −44 (d) 44
  21. 21.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 18
  22. 22.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 44
  24. 24.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  25. 25.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  27. 27.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  28. 28.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  29. 29.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 38
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 28
  31. 31.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 39 (c) 25 (d) −25
  32. 32.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 76
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) 17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −10 (d) 0
  35. 35.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) −41 (c) 77 (d) 41
  36. 36.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) 3
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  38. 38.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 39 (c) 11 (d) −1
  39. 39.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  40. 40.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 22 (c) 0 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 43
  3. 29
  4. 27
  5. −7
  6. 9
  7. 2
  8. 33
  9. −14
  10. −3
  11. −15
  12. 4
  13. 28
  14. −7
  15. −5
  16. −3
  17. −8
  18. −1
  19. 17
  20. 44
  21. −12
  22. −15
  23. 34
  24. −3
  25. 11
  26. −13
  27. −16
  28. 2
  29. 10
  30. 18
  31. −25
  32. −26
  33. 29
  34. 0
  35. −41
  36. 3
  37. −7
  38. −11
  39. −4
  40. 0

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