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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 688 · 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 −9 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 17
  2. 2.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −22 (d) −2
  3. 3.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 27
  4. 4.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 22
  5. 5.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 18
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) 29
  7. 7.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 12
  8. 8.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 19
  9. 9.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 7
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −7
  11. 11.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 54
  12. 12.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 73
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 46 (d) 10
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 16
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 24
  17. 17.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 8
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 31
  19. 19.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  20. 20.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 9
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) −22
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 2 (c) 26 (d) −26
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) 27 (d) −17
  25. 25.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 21
  26. 26.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) −7
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  28. 28.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 32
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 20
  30. 30.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 20 (c) −28 (d) 28
  32. 32.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 11 (c) 45 (d) 35
  34. 34.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 19 (d) 33
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) 3
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 25 (d) 5
  39. 39.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 87 (c) 19 (d) −9
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 23 (c) 41 (d) 31

Answer key

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

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