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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 679 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 30
  2. 2.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 19
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 29
  4. 4.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 15 (c) −39 (d) 39
  6. 6.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 32
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) −7
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) −10
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) 29
  12. 12.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  13. 13.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) −14
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 4 (d) 18
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  18. 18.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 99 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) −11
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 31 (d) 37
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) −22
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 0 (c) 18 (d) 28
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 27 (c) 15 (d) −5
  23. 23.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 25
  24. 24.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 47 (d) −11
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) −16
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 17 (c) 35 (d) 45
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 17 (d) 33
  30. 30.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 54
  31. 31.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) 9
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 13
  33. 33.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 26
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 33
  35. 35.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 24
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 46 (d) −24
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 14 (c) −16 (d) 16

Answer key

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

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