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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 981 · 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.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  2. 2.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 10 (c) −16 (d) 16
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) −8 (d) 18
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 50
  5. 5.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −18 (b) 66 (c) 28 (d) −28
  6. 6.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 7 (c) −23 (d) 23
  8. 8.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −8 (c) 22 (d) 18
  9. 9.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 35 (b) 73 (c) −35 (d) −25
  10. 10.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 32
  11. 11.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −33 (b) 55 (c) −43 (d) 43
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −19 (b) 1 (c) 29 (d) 19
  13. 13.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 6
  14. 14.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 1
  15. 15.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −29 (d) 39
  17. 17.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 22 (d) 6
  18. 18.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 30 (d) −6
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 14
  20. 20.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 21 (c) 7 (d) 17
  21. 21.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 21 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 31
  22. 22.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 7
  23. 23.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −15 (c) 15 (d) 25
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 3 (d) −15
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) −7 (d) −17
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 8
  28. 28.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 12
  29. 29.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) −10
  30. 30.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) 23 (d) 3
  31. 31.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 15 (c) 1 (d) 11
  32. 32.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −17 (c) −7 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  34. 34.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 42 (c) 8 (d) −2
  35. 35.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 71 (b) −49 (c) −39 (d) 49
  36. 36.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 5 (c) −5 (d) 11
  37. 37.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 9 (c) −5 (d) −15
  38. 38.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 23
  39. 39.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 88 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) −8
  40. 40.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 23 (d) −11

Answer key

  1. −3
  2. −16
  3. 8
  4. 40
  5. −28
  6. 3
  7. 23
  8. 8
  9. −35
  10. 8
  11. −43
  12. 19
  13. 10
  14. −9
  15. −2
  16. 29
  17. −4
  18. 6
  19. −2
  20. 7
  21. 11
  22. −1
  23. −6
  24. 15
  25. 15
  26. −17
  27. 8
  28. 2
  29. 0
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. −7
  33. −10
  34. −2
  35. −49
  36. −5
  37. −5
  38. 17
  39. −18
  40. 11

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