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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 93 · 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 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 7
  3. 3.A school club has ₹24 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 70 (c) −12 (d) −22
  4. 4.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 7 (d) 15
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 14
  6. 6.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  7. 7.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) −1
  8. 8.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2
  9. 9.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 15
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  11. 11.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 93 (c) 19 (d) −9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 9
  13. 13.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 19 (c) −35 (d) 35
  15. 15.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 7
  16. 16.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 39 (d) 11
  17. 17.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) 65
  18. 18.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 0 (b) −10 (c) 30 (d) 10
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 25
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 26 (d) 6
  21. 21.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 3 (d) 5
  22. 22.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 17 (d) 9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) −49 (d) −39
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) −33
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) −34 (c) 44 (d) 34
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) −14 (d) 24
  27. 27.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) −16
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 21
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) −1 (d) 1
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 3
  33. 33.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 12
  35. 35.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) 2 (d) −8
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) −41 (d) 17
  37. 37.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) 2
  38. 38.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 70 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 20
  39. 39.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) −2
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −26 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 8

Answer key

  1. −14
  2. 31
  3. −22
  4. −7
  5. 22
  6. 17
  7. 1
  8. −8
  9. −15
  10. −12
  11. −19
  12. 7
  13. −8
  14. 35
  15. −7
  16. −11
  17. 1
  18. 0
  19. 25
  20. 6
  21. −5
  22. −1
  23. −49
  24. 33
  25. 34
  26. 14
  27. 16
  28. 10
  29. 37
  30. −5
  31. −1
  32. 13
  33. 1
  34. 32
  35. −8
  36. 41
  37. −2
  38. 10
  39. 2
  40. 26

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