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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 762 · 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 sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −17 (d) −7
  2. 2.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  3. 3.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 22
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 6
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 4
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 7
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 15
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 19
  10. 10.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) −13
  11. 11.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 22 (d) 14
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 14
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 13
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 18
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 1
  17. 17.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 41 (d) 27
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) −9
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 1 (d) 5
  20. 20.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 14
  21. 21.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 67 (d) −7
  22. 22.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 22
  24. 24.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  25. 25.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 12
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 19 (c) 41 (d) 31
  27. 27.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 41 (d) 7
  28. 28.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) 3
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  30. 30.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 58 (c) 8 (d) 18
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) −14 (d) 24
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 38
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 14
  34. 34.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) −2
  35. 35.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 72 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 5
  37. 37.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) −3
  38. 38.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 80 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) −30
  39. 39.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 26
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 17

Answer key

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

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