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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 84 · 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 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 6
  2. 2.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 29
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) −4 (d) 18
  4. 4.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 2
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) 31
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) −17
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 32
  9. 9.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  10. 10.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −22 (d) −2
  11. 11.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 29 (c) 11 (d) 21
  12. 12.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) −7 (d) 17
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) −8
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 6
  16. 16.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 77
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) −31
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 20 (d) 34
  19. 19.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 23
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  21. 21.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) −16
  22. 22.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 60 (c) −44 (d) 44
  23. 23.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  24. 24.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) 20 (c) −2 (d) 30
  25. 25.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 16 (c) −12 (d) 12
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 45 (c) −45 (d) 55
  27. 27.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  28. 28.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) 9
  29. 29.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 21
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 33 (d) 17
  31. 31.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) 95 (d) −13
  32. 32.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 16
  33. 33.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) 39
  35. 35.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 26
  36. 36.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 37
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −20 (d) 0
  38. 38.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −26 (c) 44 (d) 26
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) −41
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 7
  3. 18
  4. 9
  5. 16
  6. 21
  7. −7
  8. 34
  9. −2
  10. −12
  11. 11
  12. −2
  13. 7
  14. 8
  15. 5
  16. −3
  17. 31
  18. 34
  19. −1
  20. −20
  21. 16
  22. −44
  23. 5
  24. 20
  25. −12
  26. 45
  27. 3
  28. −1
  29. 3
  30. 23
  31. −23
  32. −6
  33. −15
  34. 39
  35. 16
  36. −25
  37. 20
  38. −26
  39. 41
  40. −7

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