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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 672 · 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 −8 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 6
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 3
  3. 3.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  4. 4.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 26 (d) 4
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 52 (c) 22 (d) 42
  6. 6.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 10
  7. 7.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 11
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 29 (d) 5
  9. 9.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 22 (d) 2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 10
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −16
  13. 13.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 23 (c) −15 (d) 25
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) 18 (d) 38
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 25
  17. 17.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) −7
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) 9
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 1
  20. 20.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 65 (c) −33 (d) −23
  21. 21.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 9 (d) −9
  22. 22.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) −3
  23. 23.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −51 (b) −41 (c) 69 (d) 51
  24. 24.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  25. 25.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 2
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 11 (c) −17 (d) 17
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) 41
  28. 28.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  29. 29.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 32 (c) −14 (d) 14
  30. 30.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 14
  31. 31.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  32. 32.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) −10 (d) 0
  33. 33.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 3 (c) −5 (d) 5
  34. 34.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) −22
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −38 (c) 48 (d) 38
  37. 37.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 13
  39. 39.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 54
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) −8

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. −7
  3. −9
  4. −6
  5. 42
  6. −4
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. −2
  10. 10
  11. 7
  12. 16
  13. 15
  14. −17
  15. 28
  16. 25
  17. 7
  18. 9
  19. −1
  20. −33
  21. 9
  22. −13
  23. −51
  24. −2
  25. −2
  26. −17
  27. 31
  28. −16
  29. −14
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 10
  33. −5
  34. −12
  35. 22
  36. 38
  37. 9
  38. 15
  39. 8
  40. −18

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