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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 800 · 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 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 18
  2. 2.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 35
  4. 4.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 3 (c) −23 (d) 23
  7. 7.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) −4 (d) 4
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 13 (d) −15
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 26
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 11 (c) 29 (d) 39
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) −23 (d) 33
  12. 12.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −7
  13. 13.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 28
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −1 (d) 23
  15. 15.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) −12
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) −22
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 0
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 8
  21. 21.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 23
  22. 22.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 93 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 21
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 0
  24. 24.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 20 (d) 16
  25. 25.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 18 (d) 10
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 14
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 31 (d) 7
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 9
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 15
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 24
  33. 33.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 73 (d) −5
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) −10
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  38. 38.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −30 (d) 40
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8

Answer key

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

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