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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 854 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) −32 (c) 26 (d) 32
  2. 2.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 13
  4. 4.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) −27 (c) −17 (d) 37
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 28
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 25
  7. 7.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 12 (d) 10
  8. 8.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) 17 (c) 23 (d) 33
  9. 9.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 92 (c) −16 (d) 26
  11. 11.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) −5
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) −7
  13. 13.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  14. 14.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 34 (c) −10 (d) 0
  15. 15.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) −25
  16. 16.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 16
  17. 17.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 32
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 22 (d) 8
  20. 20.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) −6
  21. 21.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −21 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 1 (d) −11
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 22 (c) 2 (d) 12
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 38
  25. 25.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 58 (c) −18 (d) 28
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 19 (d) −43
  28. 28.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −5
  29. 29.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −15 (d) 25
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 44 (c) −34 (d) 28
  31. 31.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) −4
  32. 32.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 17 (c) −5 (d) 5
  33. 33.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 7 (d) 17
  35. 35.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) 13
  37. 37.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 6
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 27
  39. 39.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 49 (c) −15 (d) 15
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 33

Answer key

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

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