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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 863 · 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 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 16 (d) 8
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 35
  3. 3.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 14
  4. 4.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 94 (b) −22 (c) 22 (d) −12
  5. 5.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 17 (c) −9 (d) 9
  6. 6.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 15
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) −23
  8. 8.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 2
  9. 9.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 61 (c) 11 (d) 21
  10. 10.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −18 (d) 2
  11. 11.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −47 (b) 69 (c) −37 (d) 47
  12. 12.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 68 (c) −8 (d) 18
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) 19
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 20
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) −9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) −9 (d) 1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 13
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −1
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  23. 23.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 23 (c) 7 (d) 3
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) −10
  25. 25.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) −2
  26. 26.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −11 (c) 29 (d) 21
  28. 28.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) −2 (d) 2
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 14
  30. 30.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 54 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 28
  31. 31.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) −4
  32. 32.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) −7
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −4
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 6
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 37
  36. 36.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) −6
  37. 37.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) −4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 7
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 22 (d) 28
  40. 40.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. −2
  2. 35
  3. −4
  4. −22
  5. 9
  6. −7
  7. 23
  8. −8
  9. 11
  10. −8
  11. −47
  12. −18
  13. 15
  14. 9
  15. 30
  16. 10
  17. 9
  18. 1
  19. −9
  20. 13
  21. 15
  22. −6
  23. −7
  24. 10
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 11
  28. 2
  29. 18
  30. −28
  31. −4
  32. −7
  33. −4
  34. 10
  35. 27
  36. −6
  37. 4
  38. 25
  39. 28
  40. −17

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