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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 683 · 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 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  2. 2.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) 16
  3. 3.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 19
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) −15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) −12 (d) −2
  6. 6.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 31 (d) 17
  7. 7.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 20
  8. 8.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 15
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 28 (d) 20
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  12. 12.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 13
  14. 14.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 6
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) −24
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 12
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 4
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −4
  20. 20.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) 77 (d) −29
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 24
  22. 22.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 10
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  24. 24.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) −2 (d) 12
  25. 25.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  26. 26.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) −42 (c) −32 (d) 42
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) −19
  28. 28.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −7
  29. 29.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) −5
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 23
  32. 32.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 14
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  34. 34.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) −19
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) 8 (d) −2
  36. 36.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) −35 (d) 79
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 20
  39. 39.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  40. 40.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 3

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. −16
  3. 17
  4. 15
  5. −12
  6. 7
  7. 0
  8. 1
  9. 15
  10. 10
  11. −5
  12. −11
  13. −1
  14. 5
  15. 24
  16. 4
  17. 17
  18. 22
  19. 16
  20. −39
  21. 8
  22. 0
  23. 6
  24. 2
  25. −12
  26. −42
  27. 19
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 30
  31. 7
  32. −8
  33. 14
  34. −19
  35. −2
  36. −35
  37. −17
  38. 14
  39. 1
  40. 3

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