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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 952 · 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 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −22 (b) 6 (c) 32 (d) 22
  3. 3.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) −14
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 10 (c) 34 (d) 24
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) −19 (c) 29 (d) 19
  6. 6.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −36 (b) 70 (c) 36 (d) −26
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −34 (c) 12 (d) 34
  8. 8.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 11 (c) −19 (d) −9
  9. 9.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) 33 (c) 21 (d) 23
  10. 10.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 19
  11. 11.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) 33 (c) −17 (d) −7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) −3
  13. 13.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 2
  14. 14.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −9 (c) 19 (d) 9
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) −2 (d) 28
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 7 (d) −7
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 35
  18. 18.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) −12
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 47 (b) −37 (c) 37 (d) 13
  20. 20.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) 21
  21. 21.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 1 (d) 9
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 7
  25. 25.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) −16 (d) 12
  26. 26.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) −10 (d) 0
  27. 27.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 6 (c) −20 (d) 20
  29. 29.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹56. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −43 (b) 69 (c) 43 (d) −33
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) −2
  31. 31.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 67 (b) −29 (c) 39 (d) −39
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) 44
  33. 33.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 17
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 30
  35. 35.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 53
  36. 36.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 19 (c) −1 (d) 9
  37. 37.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) 3
  38. 38.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 24 (d) 0
  39. 39.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −36 (c) −26 (d) 56
  40. 40.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 23 (d) −7

Answer key

  1. −5
  2. 22
  3. −14
  4. 24
  5. 19
  6. −36
  7. 34
  8. −19
  9. 23
  10. 13
  11. −17
  12. 3
  13. −4
  14. 9
  15. 18
  16. −7
  17. 25
  18. −12
  19. 37
  20. 11
  21. 4
  22. −1
  23. −43
  24. −3
  25. −16
  26. 0
  27. 4
  28. 20
  29. −43
  30. −2
  31. −39
  32. 44
  33. 3
  34. 30
  35. 5
  36. −1
  37. −3
  38. 0
  39. −36
  40. −7

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