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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 96 · 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 −10 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 49 (c) 19 (d) −39
  2. 2.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 4 (d) 12
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) −16 (c) 26 (d) 16
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) −16 (d) 4
  6. 6.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 11 (d) −19
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12
  8. 8.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) 15
  9. 9.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  10. 10.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 21
  11. 11.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  12. 12.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 4
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) −4
  14. 14.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 34
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 37 (d) −27
  17. 17.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 48
  18. 18.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 6
  19. 19.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) −17
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) −36
  21. 21.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  22. 22.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  23. 23.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) −4
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) −17
  25. 25.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 15
  26. 26.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −2
  27. 27.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) −14
  28. 28.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) 5 (c) 17 (d) −7
  29. 29.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  30. 30.A school club has ₹28 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 51 (d) −5
  31. 31.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  32. 32.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 79 (c) −17 (d) −27
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 15
  34. 34.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  35. 35.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 20
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) −24 (c) 18 (d) 24
  37. 37.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) −10
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 27
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) −36 (d) 46
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 21 (d) −27

Answer key

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

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