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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 907 · 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 −10 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 53 (c) −43 (d) 43
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 12
  3. 3.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 55 (c) 27 (d) 17
  4. 4.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 6
  5. 5.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 26
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) −15
  7. 7.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 19
  8. 8.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 37
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  10. 10.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 24
  11. 11.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 29 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 19
  12. 12.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) −3
  13. 13.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 41 (b) 79 (c) −41 (d) −31
  14. 14.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 81
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 5 (c) 27 (d) 37
  16. 16.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 17 (d) −37
  18. 18.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 41 (c) 17 (d) 27
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) −12 (d) 22
  20. 20.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  21. 21.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 83 (d) −21
  22. 22.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) −9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 55 (d) 21
  24. 24.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  25. 25.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 1 (c) 25 (d) −25
  27. 27.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  28. 28.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) −16 (d) 26
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) −32
  30. 30.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 1
  32. 32.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −20 (d) −10
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 25
  34. 34.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) 6
  35. 35.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 47
  36. 36.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −24 (c) 24 (d) 92
  37. 37.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) −2 (d) 12
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 7
  39. 39.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 15
  40. 40.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) 15

Answer key

  1. 43
  2. 4
  3. 17
  4. −4
  5. 16
  6. −5
  7. 19
  8. 11
  9. 15
  10. −6
  11. 9
  12. 3
  13. −41
  14. −1
  15. 27
  16. −1
  17. 37
  18. 17
  19. 12
  20. 5
  21. −21
  22. −9
  23. 21
  24. 2
  25. 5
  26. 25
  27. −7
  28. −26
  29. 32
  30. −15
  31. −1
  32. −10
  33. 25
  34. −4
  35. −37
  36. −24
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 5

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