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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 674 · 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.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  2. 2.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 17
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −19
  4. 4.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 4
  5. 5.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  6. 6.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 62 (d) 20
  7. 7.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 33
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 26 (d) 44
  9. 9.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 68 (c) 0 (d) 10
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  11. 11.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 37 (d) 1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 9
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  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) 1 (d) −9
  15. 15.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2
  18. 18.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 52
  19. 19.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 33
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) 6
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 4
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 9
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) −3 (d) 13
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 0 (d) −24
  25. 25.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) −2
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 6
  27. 27.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 4
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 6 (c) 22 (d) 12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) −9
  30. 30.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  32. 32.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 62 (c) −48 (d) −38
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  34. 34.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −7
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 20
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 10 (d) 16
  37. 37.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 23
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 27 (d) 41
  40. 40.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 75 (c) 43 (d) −43

Answer key

  1. −1
  2. 7
  3. −9
  4. −6
  5. −12
  6. −20
  7. 5
  8. 34
  9. 0
  10. 7
  11. 1
  12. 9
  13. 6
  14. −9
  15. 0
  16. 12
  17. −8
  18. 28
  19. −5
  20. 6
  21. 4
  22. −1
  23. 3
  24. 24
  25. 2
  26. 10
  27. −2
  28. 12
  29. −19
  30. −9
  31. 9
  32. −48
  33. 2
  34. −7
  35. 38
  36. −16
  37. −9
  38. 39
  39. 31
  40. −43

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