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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 861 · 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 −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 15 (c) 41 (d) 31
  2. 2.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  3. 3.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) −5
  4. 4.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 6
  5. 5.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) −31
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 57 (d) 3
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 19 (c) 3 (d) 13
  8. 8.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  9. 9.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −38 (c) −28 (d) 38
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −21 (b) 5 (c) 31 (d) 21
  11. 11.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −12
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 25
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 17 (d) −7
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) −30
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) 9
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 28 (d) 40
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 1
  19. 19.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 15
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −1
  21. 21.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 15
  22. 22.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 24
  23. 23.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) 21 (d) 23
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 19
  26. 26.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 25
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) −13 (d) 5
  29. 29.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) −10
  30. 30.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) −9 (d) 9
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 28
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 24
  33. 33.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) 31 (d) 7
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 11
  35. 35.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) 3
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −2 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 16
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 11
  40. 40.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 6

Answer key

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

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