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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 847 · 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 −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) −11
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  4. 4.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) 5
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 8
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  7. 7.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  10. 10.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  11. 11.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 15
  12. 12.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 3
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) −46 (d) 24
  15. 15.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −34 (c) −44 (d) 44
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  18. 18.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  19. 19.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −39 (c) −29 (d) 39
  20. 20.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) −37 (d) 67
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −3 (d) 7
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) −11
  23. 23.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 69 (c) 25 (d) −15
  24. 24.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) −1
  25. 25.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 23
  26. 26.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 3
  28. 28.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 19
  29. 29.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 9
  30. 30.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 47 (d) 5
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 30
  32. 32.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  33. 33.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) −16
  34. 34.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −21 (c) −1 (d) −11
  35. 35.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) −11 (d) 19
  36. 36.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) −8 (d) 8
  37. 37.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 24
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −1 (d) −23
  39. 39.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 6
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 9

Answer key

  1. −11
  2. −3
  3. −8
  4. 5
  5. 20
  6. 10
  7. −2
  8. 21
  9. 3
  10. 15
  11. −1
  12. −5
  13. −14
  14. 46
  15. −44
  16. 11
  17. 36
  18. −17
  19. −39
  20. −37
  21. −3
  22. 11
  23. −25
  24. 1
  25. 17
  26. 9
  27. 3
  28. 9
  29. −1
  30. 5
  31. 30
  32. −6
  33. 16
  34. −11
  35. −11
  36. 8
  37. 10
  38. 23
  39. 5
  40. 17

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