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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 764 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −16 (d) −6
  2. 2.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) −10
  3. 3.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −11
  5. 5.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 12
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −5
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) 9 (d) 29
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 44
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 31 (c) −31 (d) 41
  10. 10.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 40 (d) −16
  11. 11.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  12. 12.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 14 (c) −12 (d) 12
  13. 13.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 22
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) −44 (c) 22 (d) 44
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 11 (c) 45 (d) 35
  16. 16.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 14
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 26
  18. 18.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) −22
  20. 20.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 18
  21. 21.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 84 (c) −6 (d) 6
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 23 (d) −1
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 4
  24. 24.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) −38
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 18
  27. 27.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) 75 (c) −21 (d) −31
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 30 (d) 16
  29. 29.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 72
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) −21
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 31 (d) −21
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −42 (b) 52 (c) 26 (d) 42
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 0 (d) 18
  34. 34.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 2
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 14
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 15 (d) 39
  38. 38.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  39. 39.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. −6
  2. 0
  3. −18
  4. 11
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 29
  8. 34
  9. 31
  10. −16
  11. 8
  12. 12
  13. 0
  14. 44
  15. 35
  16. 8
  17. 16
  18. −14
  19. 22
  20. 6
  21. −6
  22. −1
  23. 12
  24. −3
  25. 38
  26. −6
  27. −31
  28. 6
  29. −34
  30. 21
  31. 21
  32. 42
  33. 18
  34. 2
  35. 16
  36. 15
  37. 39
  38. −2
  39. 2
  40. 1

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