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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 811 · 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 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −6
  2. 2.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 89 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  3. 3.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 14
  4. 4.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 32 (d) 8
  5. 5.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 61 (d) −7
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) −11 (d) 11
  7. 7.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 48
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 23
  9. 9.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 27 (d) −3
  10. 10.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) 65
  11. 11.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 68 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  12. 12.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) 8
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) 2
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 51 (c) −15 (d) −5
  16. 16.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 1
  17. 17.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) −5
  18. 18.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 11
  20. 20.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹29. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 35
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 5
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 13
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 14 (d) 8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 22 (d) −24
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) −15
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 37
  28. 28.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 23
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 7
  31. 31.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 77 (d) 15
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  33. 33.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 39 (d) −5
  34. 34.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 55 (d) −21
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 15
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 17
  37. 37.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  38. 38.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  39. 39.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 57 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 17 (c) −1 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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