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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 791 · 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 night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 18
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 54 (c) 16 (d) 26
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) 14
  5. 5.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 46 (c) 6 (d) −4
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) 13 (d) 43
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) −12
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 12
  10. 10.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) −11
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 10
  12. 12.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 37 (d) 11
  13. 13.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 16
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 23 (c) 35 (d) 25
  15. 15.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 65 (d) 9
  16. 16.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) 10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) −14 (d) −24
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 1 (c) 23 (d) 33
  19. 19.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 68 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 12
  21. 21.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 19
  22. 22.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  23. 23.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 78 (c) 8 (d) −2
  24. 24.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −41 (b) 67 (c) −31 (d) 41
  25. 25.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 3
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  27. 27.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  28. 28.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) −3
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) −14
  30. 30.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 7
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −5
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −3
  33. 33.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 27 (d) −5
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  35. 35.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) −27 (d) 45
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −46 (c) 24 (d) 56
  37. 37.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  38. 38.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  39. 39.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 84 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. −9
  3. 16
  4. 14
  5. −4
  6. −2
  7. 33
  8. −12
  9. −14
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. −11
  13. 4
  14. 25
  15. −1
  16. 0
  17. −24
  18. 23
  19. −6
  20. 34
  21. 1
  22. −13
  23. −2
  24. −41
  25. 3
  26. −2
  27. −18
  28. −3
  29. 14
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. −6
  35. −27
  36. 46
  37. 6
  38. −7
  39. −4
  40. 42

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