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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 9 · 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 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) −33
  3. 3.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) −32 (c) 76 (d) −22
  4. 4.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) 9
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 28
  6. 6.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  7. 7.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  8. 8.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  9. 9.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 4
  10. 10.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 47
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 12
  12. 12.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 22
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 9
  14. 14.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −14 (d) 6
  15. 15.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 19
  16. 16.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 29 (c) −7 (d) 7
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −37 (c) 47 (d) 13
  18. 18.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 25
  19. 19.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  20. 20.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 8 (d) −8
  21. 21.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) −26 (d) 36
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) −11
  23. 23.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −7
  24. 24.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 63 (b) −23 (c) −33 (d) 33
  25. 25.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) −3
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −2
  27. 27.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 69 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) −17
  28. 28.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 3
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 15
  31. 31.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  32. 32.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 8 (d) 6
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) −17
  34. 34.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −21 (c) 21 (d) −11
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 12
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 19
  37. 37.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹36. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 68 (c) −4 (d) 6
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 22
  39. 39.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) −15
  40. 40.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 66 (c) −42 (d) −32

Answer key

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

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