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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 794 · 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 −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 5 (c) 13 (d) −3
  2. 2.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 21
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) −19
  5. 5.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) −16 (d) 16
  6. 6.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 6
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 0 (d) −10
  8. 8.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −23
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  10. 10.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) −17
  11. 11.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) −7
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −25 (c) 35 (d) 25
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 37
  14. 14.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 26 (d) 20
  16. 16.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) 16 (c) 42 (d) 32
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 2 (d) 30
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) −6 (d) 28
  19. 19.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  20. 20.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 25 (d) 3
  21. 21.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) −39
  23. 23.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 11 (d) 17
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 6
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) −9
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 16
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) −2
  29. 29.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) −3
  30. 30.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  31. 31.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 6 (d) 10
  32. 32.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) −15 (c) 25 (d) 1
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  34. 34.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 1
  35. 35.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 22 (c) −6 (d) 4
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 25 (c) −43 (d) 53
  37. 37.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) 1
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 9
  39. 39.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −5
  40. 40.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 24

Answer key

  1. −13
  2. 11
  3. −9
  4. 19
  5. 16
  6. 6
  7. 0
  8. −13
  9. 11
  10. −27
  11. 7
  12. 25
  13. 27
  14. −1
  15. 10
  16. 32
  17. 20
  18. 18
  19. 3
  20. −3
  21. −7
  22. 39
  23. 7
  24. −1
  25. 10
  26. −9
  27. −8
  28. 18
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. 0
  32. 15
  33. 13
  34. −11
  35. −6
  36. 43
  37. −1
  38. −1
  39. −15
  40. 2

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