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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 870 · 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 −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 4
  2. 2.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) −9 (d) 9
  3. 3.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) −22 (d) 78
  4. 4.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 22
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) 15 (d) 7
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 1
  10. 10.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  11. 11.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 33
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −25 (c) 25 (d) 35
  14. 14.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 10 (c) −8 (d) 8
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) −31
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −7
  17. 17.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) −41
  19. 19.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 45
  20. 20.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) −5
  23. 23.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 20
  24. 24.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) −20
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 10
  26. 26.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 19
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 7
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −10 (d) 0
  29. 29.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) −15 (d) 25
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 13
  31. 31.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 83 (c) 29 (d) −29
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 14
  33. 33.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 65
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  35. 35.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −7
  36. 36.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) −11
  37. 37.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 13
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −21
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 19 (d) 5
  40. 40.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. −32
  4. 5
  5. −3
  6. −5
  7. −2
  8. 7
  9. −1
  10. −3
  11. 2
  12. 33
  13. 25
  14. 8
  15. 31
  16. 3
  17. −5
  18. 41
  19. 1
  20. −7
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. −10
  25. 0
  26. −9
  27. 9
  28. 0
  29. 15
  30. 37
  31. −29
  32. 4
  33. −29
  34. 9
  35. 7
  36. 11
  37. −13
  38. 21
  39. −5
  40. −4

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