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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 759 · 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 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 22
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) −19 (d) 29
  3. 3.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 2
  5. 5.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 20 (d) −10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 37 (c) −13 (d) 13
  8. 8.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) −10
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 6
  10. 10.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) 61 (c) −13 (d) 23
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 17
  12. 12.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) −2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 11
  14. 14.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 5
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  16. 16.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 20
  17. 17.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 26 (d) 16
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 90 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) −31 (c) 31 (d) 11
  20. 20.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 4
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 21
  22. 22.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 8
  23. 23.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) −4
  24. 24.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 21 (d) −15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 17 (d) −5
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 8
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 22
  28. 28.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) −14 (d) 14
  29. 29.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 46 (c) −4 (d) 4
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 18 (c) −34 (d) 34
  31. 31.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  32. 32.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) −8
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  34. 34.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) −18 (c) 2 (d) 8
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 10 (d) 28
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) −15 (d) 25
  37. 37.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  38. 38.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 28
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 4

Answer key

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

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