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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 948 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −14 (c) 12 (d) 14
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −29 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 17
  3. 3.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 79 (d) −5
  4. 4.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 0
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) −19 (c) 13 (d) 19
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) −3
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) −27 (d) 5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 0 (d) −10
  9. 9.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) −11
  10. 10.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  11. 11.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 17
  12. 12.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 11 (d) 15
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −32 (c) 32 (d) 42
  14. 14.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 31 (b) −31 (c) 75 (d) −21
  15. 15.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) −7
  17. 17.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) −9 (d) 5
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) −36
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) −2 (d) 2
  20. 20.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) −3
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −21
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) −3
  23. 23.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 38
  24. 24.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 6
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 50
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 20
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 1 (c) 19 (d) −19
  28. 28.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) −7
  29. 29.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 35 (c) −5 (d) 5
  30. 30.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) −16
  31. 31.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  32. 32.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 11
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 20 (d) 6
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 33 (c) −23 (d) 23
  35. 35.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  36. 36.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 22
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 13 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  38. 38.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 12 (d) −10
  39. 39.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 3 (c) −1 (d) −11
  40. 40.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −18 (d) 58

Answer key

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

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