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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 729 · 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 −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −6
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) −20
  3. 3.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −16 (c) 10 (d) 16
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 11 (d) 23
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 1
  7. 7.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 9
  8. 8.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 14 (d) 0
  10. 10.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) −7
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  12. 12.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 13 (d) −13
  13. 13.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 15
  14. 14.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −8
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 20
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) −12
  17. 17.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 69 (d) −45
  18. 18.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  19. 19.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 12 (d) 32
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) −14
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 17
  23. 23.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  27. 27.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) −15
  28. 28.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) −7 (d) 7
  29. 29.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) −23
  30. 30.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 93 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  31. 31.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) 29
  33. 33.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 28 (d) 14
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 21 (d) 17
  35. 35.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 58 (d) 24
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 2
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) −1
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −46 (b) 24 (c) 46 (d) 56
  39. 39.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 58 (d) 10
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −4 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) −18

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 20
  3. −16
  4. 18
  5. 23
  6. 1
  7. −9
  8. −16
  9. 0
  10. −7
  11. 8
  12. 13
  13. 9
  14. −8
  15. 10
  16. −2
  17. −45
  18. −6
  19. −10
  20. 32
  21. 14
  22. 3
  23. −9
  24. 18
  25. 13
  26. 1
  27. −15
  28. 7
  29. −13
  30. −13
  31. −11
  32. 29
  33. 4
  34. 7
  35. 14
  36. −2
  37. −1
  38. 46
  39. −10
  40. 18

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