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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 931 · 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 −2 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 13
  2. 2.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 47 (d) −3
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) −21 (d) 31
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 25
  5. 5.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 22
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) −9
  7. 7.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) −18
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) −16 (d) 24
  9. 9.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) −10
  10. 10.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) −11 (d) 57
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 25
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) −41 (d) 23
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 32
  14. 14.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −8 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 8
  15. 15.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 23
  16. 16.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  17. 17.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) 37 (c) 11 (d) −1
  18. 18.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 1 (b) −9 (c) 9 (d) 71
  19. 19.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) −25 (c) −15 (d) 25
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 11 (c) 35 (d) −35
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) −43 (c) 43 (d) 53
  23. 23.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) −22
  24. 24.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 67
  25. 25.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) 47 (c) −11 (d) −21
  26. 26.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) 41 (c) −31 (d) 7
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 40
  28. 28.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  29. 29.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 17 (d) 13
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  31. 31.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −33 (c) 61 (d) −43
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  34. 34.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 49
  35. 35.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) −3
  36. 36.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) −11
  37. 37.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 43 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) −9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 15
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 54
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) −9

Answer key

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

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