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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 755 · 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 −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  2. 2.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 72 (c) 26 (d) −26
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 25
  4. 4.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  5. 5.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) 43 (c) 21 (d) 53
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −41 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 25
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) −4
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 26 (c) 4 (d) 36
  9. 9.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) −29 (d) 65
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 17
  11. 11.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 10
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 19
  13. 13.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 7
  15. 15.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 59
  16. 16.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 68
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 10
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 2
  19. 19.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 12
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 23
  21. 21.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 17
  23. 23.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  24. 24.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 59 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 1
  25. 25.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 29
  26. 26.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 66 (c) −48 (d) −38
  27. 27.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 37
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) 35
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) 28
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 15
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 30
  34. 34.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 57 (c) −9 (d) 1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −44 (c) 54 (d) 26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) −1
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) −30
  38. 38.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 73
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −6

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. −26
  3. 15
  4. −3
  5. 43
  6. 41
  7. 4
  8. 26
  9. −39
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
  15. −27
  16. 0
  17. 4
  18. 12
  19. 0
  20. 25
  21. 6
  22. 3
  23. −7
  24. −9
  25. −13
  26. −48
  27. −17
  28. 3
  29. 10
  30. 25
  31. 18
  32. −9
  33. 20
  34. −9
  35. 44
  36. −1
  37. 30
  38. −5
  39. 17
  40. 6

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