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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 693 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 38 (d) −28
  2. 2.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 70 (c) −6 (d) 6
  3. 3.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 42 (c) 12 (d) 2
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) −8
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −24 (d) −14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 26
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 31
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) −32
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) 19
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 27
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 29
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −5
  15. 15.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  16. 16.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 7 (d) 15
  17. 17.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  18. 18.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 8
  19. 19.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −20 (c) 0 (d) −10
  20. 20.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) −1
  22. 22.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) 7
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 37 (c) 17 (d) 47
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −36 (c) 46 (d) 36
  25. 25.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 8
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  28. 28.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) −15
  29. 29.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) −11 (d) 11
  30. 30.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) −8
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 24
  32. 32.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 66 (c) −12 (d) 12
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  35. 35.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 43 (c) −13 (d) 13
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  37. 37.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 14
  38. 38.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 21
  39. 39.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −2

Answer key

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

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