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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 899 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 21
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 6
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 18
  4. 4.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) −3
  5. 5.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 3
  6. 6.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  7. 7.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −6 (d) −16
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  10. 10.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 4
  11. 11.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  12. 12.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −50 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) −40
  13. 13.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) 30 (c) 20 (d) 2
  14. 14.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) 68 (d) −26
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) −1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 16 (c) −38 (d) 48
  17. 17.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −13
  18. 18.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −55 (c) −45 (d) 55
  19. 19.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 7
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 45
  21. 21.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  22. 22.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 17
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −2 (c) −20 (d) 30
  24. 24.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) −7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 20
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 0
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 32
  28. 28.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 3
  29. 29.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 22
  30. 30.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 2
  31. 31.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  32. 32.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) 43
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 0 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 30
  34. 34.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) −5
  36. 36.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  37. 37.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  38. 38.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 29
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −36 (c) 36 (d) 46
  40. 40.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 5
  3. −6
  4. 3
  5. −7
  6. 0
  7. −16
  8. −2
  9. −3
  10. −10
  11. 2
  12. −50
  13. 20
  14. −36
  15. −9
  16. 38
  17. −13
  18. −55
  19. −15
  20. 35
  21. −3
  22. 9
  23. 20
  24. 7
  25. 40
  26. 14
  27. 22
  28. −7
  29. 12
  30. −2
  31. −10
  32. 17
  33. 20
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. −7
  37. −1
  38. 19
  39. 36
  40. 0

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