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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 703 · 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 −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  2. 2.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) −37 (c) 37 (d) 51
  3. 3.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) −18 (d) 8
  4. 4.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) −22
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  9. 9.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  10. 10.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 34
  11. 11.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 42
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 21
  13. 13.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −3
  14. 14.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) −32
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 20
  18. 18.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  19. 19.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 34 (c) −2 (d) 12
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 3
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) −16 (d) 16
  22. 22.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) −25
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −18
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 13
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 19 (c) −3 (d) 7
  26. 26.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) 14
  28. 28.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 14
  30. 30.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 12
  31. 31.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  32. 32.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) −7
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 15
  34. 34.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 56
  35. 35.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −31 (b) 75 (c) −21 (d) 31
  36. 36.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −19 (c) 69 (d) 29
  37. 37.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 72
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 21 (c) −1 (d) 9
  39. 39.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) −17
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 0 (c) 12 (d) −12

Answer key

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

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