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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 88 · 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 −4 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
  2. 2.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) 56 (c) −30 (d) −40
  3. 3.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 16
  4. 4.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  5. 5.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  6. 6.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 12
  7. 7.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) −8
  8. 8.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 60 (c) −32 (d) 32
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  11. 11.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 43 (d) 29
  12. 12.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 21
  13. 13.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 10 (d) 14
  14. 14.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 14
  15. 15.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) −2
  16. 16.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −45 (c) 73 (d) −35
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) −3
  18. 18.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 4
  19. 19.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 16
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) 14 (c) 34 (d) −34
  22. 22.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) −11
  23. 23.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) 29
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 14
  26. 26.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  27. 27.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 16
  28. 28.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −13 (c) −3 (d) 85
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −16
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) −28
  31. 31.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) −28
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 38
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) −17
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −15
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) −20 (d) 30
  37. 37.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 72 (d) −30
  38. 38.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) −14
  39. 39.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) −2
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 7

Answer key

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

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