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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 716 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) −3
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 11
  3. 3.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) 43 (c) 29 (d) −19
  4. 4.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) −6
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 10
  7. 7.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 6
  9. 9.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 19 (d) 7
  10. 10.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 32 (c) −32 (d) 42
  12. 12.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 30
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 15
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −20 (d) 30
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) −2 (c) 26 (d) 16
  17. 17.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) 6
  18. 18.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) −9
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 30
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) −36
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 23 (d) −37
  22. 22.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  23. 23.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 32 (c) 2 (d) 8
  24. 24.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) −3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −3
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) −31
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 8 (c) 30 (d) 40
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) −13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −9
  33. 33.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 57 (c) −31 (d) 31
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 0
  35. 35.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 16
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 29 (d) 7
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) 16
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 15

Answer key

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

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