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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 691 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 2
  2. 2.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) −2
  3. 3.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) 3
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 6
  5. 5.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  6. 6.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) 55 (d) −41
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) −19
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) −32
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) −4 (d) 4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 82
  11. 11.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  12. 12.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 20
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 5 (c) 27 (d) 37
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 11
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −45 (b) 21 (c) 55 (d) 45
  16. 16.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 63
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 30 (d) 42
  18. 18.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) −6
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 28 (d) −40
  20. 20.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 55 (c) −17 (d) 27
  21. 21.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 16
  23. 23.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 12
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 30
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) −16
  27. 27.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 10 (d) −18
  28. 28.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  30. 30.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) −6
  31. 31.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 41 (d) −25
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) −2
  33. 33.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 4
  34. 34.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 3
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 57 (c) −47 (d) 47
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) −34 (d) 34
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 35 (c) −35 (d) 45
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 2
  3. −3
  4. −12
  5. 1
  6. −41
  7. 19
  8. 32
  9. −4
  10. −18
  11. 5
  12. 10
  13. 27
  14. 11
  15. 45
  16. 15
  17. 32
  18. −6
  19. 40
  20. 17
  21. −1
  22. 16
  23. 12
  24. 19
  25. 20
  26. −16
  27. −18
  28. −9
  29. 4
  30. −16
  31. −25
  32. 2
  33. −6
  34. 13
  35. 22
  36. 47
  37. 34
  38. 11
  39. 35
  40. 22

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