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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 983 · 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 −4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) −8
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 44 (c) 26 (d) 54
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) −42 (d) 18
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −13 (b) −1 (c) 13 (d) 23
  5. 5.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 61 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) −4 (d) −18
  7. 7.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹13. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) 0
  8. 8.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 31 (c) 17 (d) −17
  9. 9.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 6
  10. 10.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 7
  11. 11.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) −7
  12. 12.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 8
  13. 13.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) −8 (d) −18
  14. 14.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −32 (c) 56 (d) 32
  15. 15.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) −10 (d) 0
  16. 16.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) −42 (c) 52 (d) 42
  17. 17.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −9 (c) 1 (d) 9
  18. 18.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  19. 19.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 14
  20. 20.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −16 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 26
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) −8
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 8 (c) 40 (d) 30
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 27 (c) −7 (d) 17
  24. 24.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  25. 25.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 15 (c) −1 (d) 11
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 15
  27. 27.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −10 (b) 20 (c) −20 (d) 34
  28. 28.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −5
  29. 29.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) 13
  30. 30.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 7 (d) 5
  31. 31.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) −11 (c) 11 (d) 17
  32. 32.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) 19
  33. 33.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 45 (c) −45 (d) 73
  34. 34.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 23
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −18 (d) 28
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 44 (b) −44 (c) 54 (d) 20
  37. 37.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 16
  38. 38.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 11
  39. 39.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 12 (c) −6 (d) 16
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2

Answer key

  1. −18
  2. 44
  3. 42
  4. 13
  5. −3
  6. 18
  7. 0
  8. −17
  9. −4
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. −2
  13. −18
  14. −32
  15. 0
  16. −42
  17. −9
  18. −2
  19. 0
  20. 16
  21. 8
  22. 30
  23. 17
  24. −15
  25. 1
  26. −7
  27. −20
  28. −5
  29. 3
  30. −5
  31. −11
  32. −5
  33. −45
  34. −1
  35. 18
  36. 44
  37. −2
  38. 1
  39. −16
  40. 8

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