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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 901 · 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 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) −35 (c) 35 (d) 33
  2. 2.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 55
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 12 (c) −36 (d) 36
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) −3
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 22
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 3
  8. 8.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) −18 (d) 62
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 6 (d) 14
  10. 10.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) −44 (d) 62
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) −30 (d) 30
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  13. 13.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 6
  14. 14.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) −21
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 16
  16. 16.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) −25 (d) 75
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 27
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) 23
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) −16
  21. 21.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 40 (b) −22 (c) −12 (d) 22
  22. 22.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −23 (b) −13 (c) 55 (d) 23
  23. 23.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 17
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 30
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 5 (c) 19 (d) 29
  26. 26.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 9 (d) 7
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 30
  28. 28.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 60 (c) 22 (d) −12
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 46 (c) 22 (d) −12
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) 21
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 27
  32. 32.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) 49 (c) −39 (d) −49
  33. 33.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 2
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −10 (d) 0
  35. 35.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 26 (c) −4 (d) 4
  36. 36.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  37. 37.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) −25 (d) 73
  38. 38.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) 16
  39. 39.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  40. 40.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) −22 (d) −32

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. 25
  3. 36
  4. −14
  5. 17
  6. 0
  7. 25
  8. −18
  9. 14
  10. −44
  11. 30
  12. 15
  13. −6
  14. −21
  15. 0
  16. −25
  17. 17
  18. 13
  19. 0
  20. 16
  21. −22
  22. −23
  23. −11
  24. 20
  25. 19
  26. −3
  27. 20
  28. −22
  29. 12
  30. 11
  31. 9
  32. −49
  33. −8
  34. 0
  35. −4
  36. 3
  37. −25
  38. 6
  39. 1
  40. −32

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