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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 763 · 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 −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 17
  2. 2.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 53 (c) −29 (d) 29
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −21 (c) −1 (d) −11
  4. 4.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 17
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 1
  6. 6.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  7. 7.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) −12
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 52 (c) 42 (d) −42
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 14
  10. 10.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −14
  11. 11.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 59 (c) 13 (d) −3
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 46 (c) 26 (d) 36
  15. 15.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 87 (d) −25
  16. 16.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  17. 17.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 48 (d) −32
  18. 18.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 59 (c) −17 (d) 27
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  22. 22.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 63
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) −6
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 48 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 32
  26. 26.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −9
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 7
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 15
  30. 30.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) −42 (d) 64
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  32. 32.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 11
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) −37
  35. 35.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 82 (c) 34 (d) −24
  37. 37.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 91
  38. 38.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −50 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) 64
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) −4 (d) 14
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11

Answer key

  1. −17
  2. −29
  3. −11
  4. 3
  5. 15
  6. 12
  7. −12
  8. 42
  9. −10
  10. −4
  11. 3
  12. 17
  13. 28
  14. 26
  15. −25
  16. 12
  17. −32
  18. 17
  19. 27
  20. 7
  21. 4
  22. −5
  23. 0
  24. 6
  25. 38
  26. 9
  27. 21
  28. 11
  29. 17
  30. −42
  31. 6
  32. −17
  33. −8
  34. 37
  35. −9
  36. −34
  37. −25
  38. −50
  39. 4
  40. 1

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