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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 958 · 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 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −8
  2. 2.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 99 (c) −9 (d) 19
  3. 3.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  4. 4.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 6 (d) 22
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) 72 (c) −12 (d) −2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) −25 (d) 25
  8. 8.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −21 (c) 31 (d) 45
  9. 9.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 5 (c) −13 (d) −3
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) −9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  13. 13.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹30. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 62 (c) 12 (d) 2
  14. 14.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 0
  15. 15.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 70
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) −21 (d) 31
  17. 17.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 16 (d) −4
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 29 (c) 21 (d) 11
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 46
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) −2 (d) 20
  21. 21.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) −5
  22. 22.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) −10 (d) 0
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) −4 (d) 20
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 10
  25. 25.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −20 (c) −10 (d) 20
  26. 26.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  27. 27.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 42 (d) −4
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −12 (d) 20
  29. 29.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 2
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −31 (b) 11 (c) 41 (d) 31
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 11 (c) −3 (d) 7
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 13 (d) 27
  33. 33.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 58 (d) −8
  34. 34.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 58 (d) −12
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 12
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 13
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 10
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) 49
  39. 39.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −17 (b) 61 (c) 27 (d) −27
  40. 40.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10

Answer key

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

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