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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 689 · 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 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 33
  2. 2.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −4
  3. 3.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) −10 (d) 0
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
  6. 6.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 52
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −19
  8. 8.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) −2
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) −36
  10. 10.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 5
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) 13
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 1
  13. 13.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 4
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 9
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  17. 17.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 64 (d) −12
  18. 18.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) 6
  19. 19.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 49 (d) −23
  20. 20.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) 18 (c) 8 (d) 4
  21. 21.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) −12
  22. 22.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 58
  23. 23.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 52 (d) 16
  24. 24.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  25. 25.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  26. 26.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) 29 (d) 35
  27. 27.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −11
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 45
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 26 (d) 10
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 57 (b) −47 (c) 47 (d) 23
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −20
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 5
  36. 36.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 6
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 20
  38. 38.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −19 (d) −9
  39. 39.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) −2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 14

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. −14
  3. 0
  4. 11
  5. −3
  6. 24
  7. 19
  8. 2
  9. 36
  10. 15
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. −2
  14. 17
  15. 14
  16. 24
  17. −12
  18. −6
  19. 23
  20. 8
  21. 12
  22. 22
  23. 16
  24. −5
  25. −19
  26. 35
  27. −8
  28. −1
  29. 13
  30. 10
  31. 1
  32. 47
  33. 20
  34. −1
  35. −13
  36. −10
  37. 20
  38. −9
  39. −8
  40. 4

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