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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 707 · 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 sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −10
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 1
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 14
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) 7
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 31 (d) −33
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 10
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 39
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 5
  10. 10.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −33 (c) −23 (d) 33
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) −1
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) −9
  14. 14.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 9 (d) 13
  15. 15.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  16. 16.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 26
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 50
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 11
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 29 (d) −3
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 26
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 25
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 6 (c) −28 (d) 28
  24. 24.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 51
  25. 25.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 44
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) −1
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 14 (d) 22
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 3 (d) 9
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 1
  30. 30.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 11
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 15 (d) 11
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 19 (d) 15
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 27
  35. 35.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 14
  36. 36.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −29 (c) 29 (d) 39
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 15
  39. 39.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 24

Answer key

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

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