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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 916 · 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 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 21 (c) −35 (d) 45
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 21 (c) 27 (d) −27
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 20
  4. 4.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 8
  5. 5.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹45. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 69
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) 35
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 23
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 23
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) 14
  10. 10.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 22 (c) 6 (d) −4
  11. 11.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  12. 12.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 12
  13. 13.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) −4
  14. 14.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 31 (c) −7 (d) 3
  15. 15.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) −15 (d) 25
  16. 16.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) −2 (d) 2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 23
  18. 18.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  19. 19.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 12
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 22
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 12
  22. 22.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 54
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 20
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 17 (c) −19 (d) 19
  26. 26.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −1
  27. 27.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 4 (d) 28
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 2
  30. 30.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 14
  32. 32.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 24
  33. 33.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 47
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 28
  35. 35.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) 6
  36. 36.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) −11 (d) −1
  37. 37.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) −21 (d) 31
  39. 39.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 11
  40. 40.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) −8 (d) 8

Answer key

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

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