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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 850 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 8 (d) −22
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) −14 (d) −4
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 5 (d) 13
  4. 4.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 11
  5. 5.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 3
  7. 7.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  8. 8.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  9. 9.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) −31 (d) −41
  10. 10.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) −26
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) −25 (d) 35
  12. 12.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) −18 (d) 18
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 8
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −28 (c) 28 (d) 38
  16. 16.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 53 (d) −1
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 5
  19. 19.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 63 (d) 19
  20. 20.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 20 (c) −6 (d) 6
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 8 (c) 36 (d) −26
  22. 22.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  23. 23.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  24. 24.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  25. 25.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  26. 26.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 32
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 19
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 8
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) −5
  31. 31.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 41
  32. 32.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 19 (d) 1
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 0
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) 15 (d) −17
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 41 (c) 21 (d) 11
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −38 (c) 38 (d) 48
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) 22 (d) −4
  40. 40.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 23 (d) −23

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 14
  3. −13
  4. −13
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 6
  8. 12
  9. −41
  10. −36
  11. 25
  12. −15
  13. 18
  14. 8
  15. 28
  16. 1
  17. 19
  18. 23
  19. 9
  20. −6
  21. 26
  22. 0
  23. −9
  24. 6
  25. 1
  26. −16
  27. −4
  28. 15
  29. −14
  30. −5
  31. 17
  32. −1
  33. 0
  34. 17
  35. 4
  36. 11
  37. 38
  38. 9
  39. 4
  40. 23

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