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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 875 · 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 −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −8 (b) 46 (c) 18 (d) 8
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) 37
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) 28
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 27
  6. 6.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 25
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  9. 9.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 29 (c) 7 (d) 19
  11. 11.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
  14. 14.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) −20
  16. 16.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) −2
  17. 17.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 11
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 52 (b) −42 (c) 42 (d) 28
  19. 19.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) −1
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) −37 (d) 47
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) 28
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 2 (c) 30 (d) 20
  23. 23.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 56 (d) 18
  24. 24.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) −6
  25. 25.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 16
  27. 27.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  28. 28.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −3
  29. 29.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −2
  30. 30.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 36
  33. 33.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 3
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 13
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 8
  36. 36.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  37. 37.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) −8
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) −7
  39. 39.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −13 (c) 7 (d) 3
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 8
  3. 27
  4. 28
  5. 17
  6. −11
  7. 33
  8. 5
  9. −3
  10. 19
  11. 7
  12. 17
  13. −6
  14. −5
  15. −20
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 42
  19. −11
  20. 37
  21. 28
  22. 20
  23. 8
  24. −16
  25. 15
  26. 6
  27. −12
  28. −3
  29. −2
  30. 7
  31. 4
  32. 36
  33. −3
  34. −15
  35. −4
  36. 3
  37. −8
  38. 7
  39. −3
  40. −6

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