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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 908 · 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 −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 51
  2. 2.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 39 (c) 15 (d) 5
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 10
  4. 4.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) −8
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  6. 6.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) −11
  7. 7.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  8. 8.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 75 (d) 11
  9. 9.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  10. 10.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 57
  11. 11.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 21
  12. 12.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 23 (c) −15 (d) 5
  13. 13.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) −11 (d) −1
  14. 14.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 14
  15. 15.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 51 (c) 31 (d) 21
  17. 17.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  18. 18.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 24
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) −4
  20. 20.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 42 (d) 0
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 32
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 43
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) −18
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 1
  25. 25.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 39
  26. 26.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 18 (d) −4
  27. 27.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −6
  28. 28.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 3
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) −25 (d) 35
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 27 (d) 3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) −18
  32. 32.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) −2
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 12
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) −7
  35. 35.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 62 (b) −26 (c) −36 (d) 36
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) −12
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  39. 39.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −3
  40. 40.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6

Answer key

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

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