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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 732 · 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.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 3
  2. 2.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) 71 (d) −15
  3. 3.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) −8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) −28
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) −32
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −19 (c) −9 (d) 1
  8. 8.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) −14
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 16
  12. 12.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −22
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 14
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 22
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 21 (d) −43
  16. 16.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 11 (d) −11
  17. 17.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 16
  18. 18.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 19
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) 35
  20. 20.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  21. 21.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 57 (d) 33
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 9
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 7 (d) 15
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) −19 (d) 29
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 11
  26. 26.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 58
  27. 27.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 1
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 23
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −8
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 25 (d) 33
  31. 31.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 8
  32. 32.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 13
  33. 33.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) −6
  34. 34.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 13 (c) 1 (d) 11
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 23
  36. 36.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 64 (d) −38
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  38. 38.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  39. 39.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14

Answer key

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

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