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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 903 · 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 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 12
  2. 2.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 72 (d) 4
  3. 3.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) −15 (d) −5
  4. 4.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 67 (c) 1 (d) 9
  5. 5.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) −11 (d) 1
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  7. 7.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 16
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  10. 10.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) −11
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) −1
  12. 12.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) 60 (c) −10 (d) 10
  13. 13.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 8
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 18 (c) 4 (d) 14
  15. 15.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 5
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 38
  17. 17.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 10
  18. 18.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 6
  19. 19.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 6
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 5
  21. 21.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) −15
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) −34 (d) 44
  23. 23.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 29
  25. 25.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 38 (b) 82 (c) −28 (d) −38
  26. 26.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 7 (d) −11
  27. 27.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) 39 (c) 11 (d) −1
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) −33 (d) 19
  29. 29.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) −18 (d) 18
  31. 31.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 3
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) −3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 17
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 22
  35. 35.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 9
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 41 (d) 11
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 4
  38. 38.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) −1
  39. 39.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) 21 (d) 15
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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