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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 904 · 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 −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −2 (d) −12
  2. 2.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 2
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 9 (c) 35 (d) 25
  4. 4.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  5. 5.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  6. 6.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 89 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  7. 7.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) 28 (c) −18 (d) 18
  8. 8.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 23
  9. 9.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) −19 (d) 9
  10. 10.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 22
  11. 11.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  12. 12.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 59
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −1
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  15. 15.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 81 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −40 (c) 28 (d) 50
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) −4
  18. 18.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  19. 19.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −2
  20. 20.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 3 (d) −7
  22. 22.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) −28 (d) 66
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 1
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 11 (c) 17 (d) 27
  25. 25.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  26. 26.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −42 (c) 52 (d) 42
  29. 29.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 83 (c) −9 (d) 19
  30. 30.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) −14
  31. 31.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) 5
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −25 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  33. 33.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  34. 34.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) −8 (d) 12
  36. 36.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) −21 (d) 35
  37. 37.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) −9
  38. 38.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 8
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) −7
  40. 40.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6

Answer key

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

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