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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 869 · 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 −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 10 (d) −30
  2. 2.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) −2
  4. 4.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 1
  5. 5.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 22 (d) −6
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 10
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −6 (d) 26
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 55 (b) 25 (c) −45 (d) 45
  9. 9.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 9
  10. 10.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) −6
  11. 11.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  12. 12.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 17
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 19
  14. 14.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) −4
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  16. 16.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 20 (d) 8
  17. 17.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 2
  18. 18.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) −2
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 26 (d) −16
  20. 20.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 16 (d) 12
  21. 21.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) −24
  23. 23.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 82 (d) −8
  24. 24.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 7
  25. 25.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 56 (d) 20
  26. 26.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 26
  27. 27.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 13
  28. 28.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 27 (d) 5
  29. 29.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 9
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  31. 31.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 9
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −25
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 22
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) −39 (c) 23 (d) 49
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 18 (d) 4
  37. 37.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 16
  38. 38.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 2
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 26 (c) 34 (d) −34
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 1
  3. −12
  4. 1
  5. −6
  6. −20
  7. 16
  8. 45
  9. 9
  10. 6
  11. 11
  12. 7
  13. 35
  14. 4
  15. 17
  16. −8
  17. 12
  18. −12
  19. 16
  20. 12
  21. 0
  22. 24
  23. −18
  24. 7
  25. 10
  26. −2
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 9
  30. 7
  31. −9
  32. 25
  33. 22
  34. 39
  35. 16
  36. −4
  37. 16
  38. 2
  39. 34
  40. 7

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