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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 836 · 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.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 44 (c) 22 (d) −12
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 33 (d) 11
  4. 4.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  5. 5.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) −22
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 26 (c) −26 (d) 36
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) −16
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 16
  10. 10.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 48
  11. 11.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −48 (b) −38 (c) 60 (d) 48
  12. 12.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 20
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  14. 14.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  17. 17.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 7
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 9
  19. 19.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 3 (d) −3
  20. 20.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  21. 21.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 22 (c) 10 (d) 0
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 23
  24. 24.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 16
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  26. 26.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −14
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 18 (d) −40
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 20
  29. 29.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) 8
  30. 30.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 79 (d) −7
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −10
  33. 33.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) 12
  35. 35.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 54 (c) −4 (d) 14
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 27 (d) 7
  37. 37.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 22
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 21
  39. 39.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 32
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −30 (c) 30 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 12
  3. 33
  4. 4
  5. −12
  6. −6
  7. 26
  8. −16
  9. 18
  10. 2
  11. −48
  12. −6
  13. 8
  14. −1
  15. −3
  16. 25
  17. −3
  18. 9
  19. −3
  20. 8
  21. 0
  22. 3
  23. −7
  24. 6
  25. 1
  26. 14
  27. 40
  28. 10
  29. −2
  30. −7
  31. −4
  32. 10
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. 7
  37. 8
  38. 15
  39. −4
  40. 30

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