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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 786 · 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 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) −3 (d) 7
  2. 2.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 28
  3. 3.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 10
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 5 (d) −11
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 24 (d) 12
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 18
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) −1
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  12. 12.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) 5
  13. 13.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 18
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 9 (d) 15
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 16
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  17. 17.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) −19
  18. 18.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 40 (c) −8 (d) 8
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 21
  21. 21.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) 59 (c) 23 (d) −13
  22. 22.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 52
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 6 (c) 34 (d) 24
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 20
  25. 25.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 55 (c) 17 (d) 27
  26. 26.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 15
  28. 28.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) −9
  29. 29.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 96 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) −20
  30. 30.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 51
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 93
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 14 (d) 18
  34. 34.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 9 (c) −13 (d) 13
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 17 (d) 23
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 10
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) −35
  39. 39.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 5

Answer key

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

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