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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 822 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 41 (c) 25 (d) 31
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 47 (c) −37 (d) 37
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 14
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 26 (c) −38 (d) 48
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) −8
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) −36 (c) 26 (d) 36
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) −34 (d) 44
  11. 11.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 23 (d) 11
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −9 (d) 1
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 14 (d) −14
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 17
  15. 15.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −18
  16. 16.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 18
  17. 17.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 87 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) −1
  18. 18.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 27 (c) 15 (d) −5
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  20. 20.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 14
  22. 22.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 66
  23. 23.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  24. 24.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −30 (c) −40 (d) 40
  25. 25.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) −4
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 22 (c) 54 (d) 44
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) 0
  29. 29.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  30. 30.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 11
  31. 31.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) 89 (d) −17
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 18 (d) 34
  33. 33.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 9 (d) 3
  34. 34.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  35. 35.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 15
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −23
  38. 38.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) −2
  39. 39.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 34 (c) −6 (d) 6
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −39 (b) 39 (c) 27 (d) 49

Answer key

  1. 31
  2. 37
  3. −10
  4. −7
  5. −6
  6. 38
  7. 2
  8. 8
  9. 36
  10. 34
  11. 11
  12. −9
  13. 14
  14. 33
  15. −8
  16. −18
  17. −11
  18. 5
  19. −2
  20. 0
  21. 4
  22. −28
  23. 1
  24. −40
  25. −14
  26. 44
  27. 17
  28. 22
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. −27
  32. 24
  33. −7
  34. 17
  35. 15
  36. 3
  37. 23
  38. 2
  39. −6
  40. 39

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