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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 785 · 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 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) 8
  2. 2.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 18
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  4. 4.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) 25 (c) 1 (d) 15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  6. 6.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 89 (c) −5 (d) 15
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) −9
  8. 8.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) −2 (d) 2
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 40
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −8 (d) 8
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 11
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  14. 14.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 66 (c) −10 (d) 0
  15. 15.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 58 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  16. 16.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 18
  17. 17.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  18. 18.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  21. 21.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 0
  23. 23.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 9
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  26. 26.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −1
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 25 (c) −1 (d) 1
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) 13
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 38
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 2
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) −7
  32. 32.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
  33. 33.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) 7 (d) 17
  34. 34.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) −14
  35. 35.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) −22
  36. 36.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  37. 37.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) −16 (d) 26
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 19
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 14
  40. 40.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 38 (c) −18 (d) 18

Answer key

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

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