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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 87 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) −4
  2. 2.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) −18
  3. 3.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 10 (d) 34
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 42 (c) −32 (d) 32
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  8. 8.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) −11
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) −36
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) −10 (d) 0
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 8
  13. 13.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 51
  14. 14.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 32
  15. 15.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 4
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 7 (c) 33 (d) −23
  18. 18.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 71
  19. 19.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 6
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) −8
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 3
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 13 (d) 19
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 23
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) −2 (d) 14
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 8
  27. 27.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −6 (c) −18 (d) 18
  29. 29.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 4
  30. 30.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) −7
  31. 31.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −35 (c) 45 (d) 35
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 11 (d) −5
  34. 34.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 54 (d) −28
  35. 35.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 78 (c) 26 (d) −26
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 3
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 14 (c) 44 (d) 34
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  39. 39.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 1

Answer key

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

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