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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 73 · 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 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  2. 2.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 20
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 20
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 25 (d) −1
  5. 5.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) −9
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 18 (c) 52 (d) 42
  8. 8.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) 25
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 18
  10. 10.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) −1
  11. 11.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 51 (d) 3
  12. 12.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 66
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 12
  14. 14.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 22
  15. 15.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) −9
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 19
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) −3 (c) 21 (d) 31
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) −11
  20. 20.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 20
  21. 21.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 67 (c) 17 (d) −17
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 38
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 13 (d) 37
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) −3
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 7
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 31 (c) −37 (d) 47
  27. 27.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 21
  28. 28.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 61 (d) −33
  29. 29.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 27
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) −5
  32. 32.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 98
  33. 33.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 10
  34. 34.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) −1
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 14
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) −40 (c) 40 (d) 16
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) −3

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 18
  3. −8
  4. −1
  5. 9
  6. −12
  7. 42
  8. 15
  9. −2
  10. −1
  11. 3
  12. −10
  13. 8
  14. 14
  15. −9
  16. 1
  17. 7
  18. 21
  19. −11
  20. 2
  21. −17
  22. 38
  23. 37
  24. 3
  25. −7
  26. 37
  27. 13
  28. −43
  29. 7
  30. 18
  31. 5
  32. −20
  33. 2
  34. 14
  35. 1
  36. 13
  37. 6
  38. 40
  39. 14
  40. −3

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