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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 945 · 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 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) −43
  3. 3.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 76 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) −26
  4. 4.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  5. 5.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 0
  6. 6.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 22
  7. 7.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  8. 8.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 19 (c) 13 (d) 3
  9. 9.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 25
  10. 10.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) −6 (d) −16
  11. 11.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) −20 (c) 0 (d) 10
  12. 12.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  14. 14.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 60 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) −12
  15. 15.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 53
  16. 16.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 33 (c) 19 (d) −9
  17. 17.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 35 (d) 17
  18. 18.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 1
  19. 19.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) 1
  20. 20.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  21. 21.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 79 (d) 3
  22. 22.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −13 (b) 49 (c) 13 (d) 23
  23. 23.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 25 (d) −3
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 33 (c) 7 (d) −23
  25. 25.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −4
  26. 26.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 15 (c) 73 (d) 5
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 10
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 26
  29. 29.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) −12 (d) −2
  30. 30.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 9 (d) 11
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −28 (b) 38 (c) 8 (d) 28
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −32 (d) 42
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  34. 34.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 52 (c) −30 (d) 30
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) −3
  36. 36.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 12
  37. 37.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) −10 (d) 10
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 29 (d) −37
  39. 39.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 6
  40. 40.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) −12

Answer key

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

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