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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 768 · 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 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) −39
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 14 (c) −20 (d) 20
  4. 4.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) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  5. 5.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 4
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 30
  7. 7.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  9. 9.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −41 (c) 41 (d) −31
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 38
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 23 (d) −31
  13. 13.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 5
  14. 14.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) −16
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 18
  17. 17.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) −13 (d) −23
  18. 18.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 20
  19. 19.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 6
  21. 21.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −15 (d) −25
  22. 22.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 7 (d) 5
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 11
  24. 24.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 97 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 21
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −4 (c) −20 (d) 30
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 7
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 32
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 23
  31. 31.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 82 (d) −2
  33. 33.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 21 (d) 9
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) −17 (d) 3
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) −3 (d) 27
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 19
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 41 (c) −31 (d) 31
  38. 38.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 14
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) −4 (d) −14

Answer key

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

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