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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 871 · 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.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 20
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 19 (d) 11
  5. 5.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 51 (d) −25
  6. 6.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −13 (c) 81 (d) 23
  7. 7.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) −49 (c) 71 (d) 49
  8. 8.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 77
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 54 (b) −44 (c) 24 (d) 44
  10. 10.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 1
  11. 11.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) −22
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 4
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  14. 14.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  15. 15.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 51
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 8
  18. 18.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −13
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) −25 (c) 3 (d) 25
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  21. 21.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 55 (c) 11 (d) −11
  22. 22.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 19
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 4
  24. 24.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 15
  25. 25.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 12
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) −29 (d) −39
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) −5
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 6
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  31. 31.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 53 (c) 35 (d) −35
  32. 32.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 24 (d) −6
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) −23 (c) 3 (d) 23
  34. 34.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 4
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 24
  36. 36.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 33
  37. 37.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 21 (c) −29 (d) 39
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 12 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 19
  3. 2
  4. 11
  5. 25
  6. −23
  7. −49
  8. 1
  9. 44
  10. 1
  11. 22
  12. −8
  13. 1
  14. −18
  15. 1
  16. 41
  17. 28
  18. −13
  19. 25
  20. 22
  21. −11
  22. 1
  23. 12
  24. 7
  25. 2
  26. −9
  27. −39
  28. 5
  29. −6
  30. −2
  31. −35
  32. −6
  33. 23
  34. −4
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. −6
  38. 29
  39. 6
  40. 18

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