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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 83 · 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 −11 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 36 (c) −26 (d) 26
  2. 2.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 14
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 21
  6. 6.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 30
  7. 7.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 53 (d) −19
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  9. 9.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −9 (d) 13
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) −2
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −3
  12. 12.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 90
  13. 13.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 40 (d) 8
  14. 14.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) 44 (c) −44 (d) −34
  15. 15.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 18
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) −16
  17. 17.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) −20 (c) 30 (d) 70
  18. 18.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) −16 (d) −6
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 6 (c) 28 (d) 38
  20. 20.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) 53 (d) −43
  21. 21.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −3 (d) 3
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 31
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) −7
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 8
  25. 25.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  26. 26.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) −7 (d) 3
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 6
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 10 (c) −34 (d) 34
  29. 29.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 8
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) −16
  31. 31.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 2
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  34. 34.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  35. 35.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 74
  36. 36.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 11
  37. 37.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 14 (d) 8
  38. 38.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 10 (d) 2
  39. 39.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) −16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 8
  3. 0
  4. 18
  5. −1
  6. −6
  7. 19
  8. −10
  9. 9
  10. 20
  11. 3
  12. −30
  13. −2
  14. −44
  15. −6
  16. −16
  17. −30
  18. −16
  19. 28
  20. 43
  21. 3
  22. 31
  23. 7
  24. −2
  25. 6
  26. −7
  27. −4
  28. 34
  29. −12
  30. 16
  31. 2
  32. 6
  33. 0
  34. 8
  35. 4
  36. −11
  37. −2
  38. 2
  39. −16
  40. 22

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