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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 880 · 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 8 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 7 (c) −23 (d) 23
  3. 3.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) −28 (c) −18 (d) 46
  4. 4.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 9 (d) −9
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  7. 7.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −26 (c) −36 (d) 84
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) −1
  9. 9.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 8
  10. 10.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 17
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 44
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  13. 13.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) −23
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  15. 15.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −10 (d) 0
  16. 16.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 6
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 13 (c) 39 (d) 29
  18. 18.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 65 (c) 17 (d) −17
  19. 19.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 18
  20. 20.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 29
  21. 21.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  22. 22.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) 8
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) −9
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 2
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 25 (d) 11
  26. 26.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 5
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) −34
  29. 29.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 12
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) −27 (d) 9
  31. 31.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −8
  32. 32.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 78 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 12
  34. 34.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −26 (c) 36 (d) 26
  36. 36.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 26
  37. 37.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) −5
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 18
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 2

Answer key

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

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