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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 865 · 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 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −5
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 1 (d) −15
  3. 3.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 16
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −23
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  6. 6.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 9
  7. 7.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 5
  8. 8.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 18
  10. 10.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 50
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  12. 12.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  14. 14.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 22
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −30 (c) 40 (d) 22
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −47 (c) −37 (d) 73
  17. 17.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 12
  18. 18.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) −12 (d) −2
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  20. 20.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 24
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) −34
  22. 22.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 44 (d) 18
  23. 23.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 33
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −9
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 11
  26. 26.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  27. 27.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 42 (c) −10 (d) 0
  28. 28.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 76 (d) 8
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 2 (d) −18
  30. 30.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 72 (d) 24
  31. 31.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 29 (c) 17 (d) −7
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 7
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) −24
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) −3
  35. 35.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) −36 (c) 82 (d) 36
  37. 37.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 100
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 44 (c) −44 (d) 54
  39. 39.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 30
  40. 40.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 23

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 15
  3. 2
  4. −13
  5. 1
  6. −1
  7. −3
  8. 0
  9. 16
  10. 14
  11. 4
  12. −5
  13. 6
  14. −4
  15. 30
  16. −47
  17. −6
  18. −12
  19. −5
  20. 14
  21. 34
  22. 8
  23. 5
  24. 9
  25. 1
  26. 10
  27. −10
  28. −8
  29. 18
  30. −24
  31. 7
  32. 17
  33. 24
  34. −3
  35. −1
  36. −36
  37. −20
  38. 44
  39. −18
  40. 9

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