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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 984 · 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 −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 16
  2. 2.A school club has ₹18 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 71 (c) 35 (d) −25
  3. 3.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −13 (c) 13 (d) −3
  4. 4.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 12 (d) 6
  5. 5.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  6. 6.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 30
  7. 7.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) −20 (c) −10 (d) 10
  8. 8.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  9. 9.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 1
  10. 10.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  11. 11.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 57 (c) 3 (d) 13
  12. 12.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  13. 13.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 17
  14. 14.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  15. 15.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 34 (c) 52 (d) −24
  16. 16.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −33 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 43
  17. 17.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 24 (d) 16
  18. 18.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −19 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −23 (b) 17 (c) 33 (d) 23
  20. 20.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) −1 (c) 3 (d) 7
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 1 (c) −17 (d) 27
  22. 22.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) −8
  23. 23.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) −6
  24. 24.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  25. 25.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) −6 (d) 16
  26. 26.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 15 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 37
  27. 27.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) 31 (c) 21 (d) −3
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 21
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 20
  30. 30.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 9 (d) 17
  31. 31.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) −7
  32. 32.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 74 (b) −10 (c) −20 (d) 20
  33. 33.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 18
  34. 34.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 25
  35. 35.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −15 (d) −5
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) −46 (d) 22
  37. 37.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 17
  38. 38.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 41 (b) 15 (c) 31 (d) −31
  40. 40.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) 32 (c) 6 (d) 22

Answer key

  1. −6
  2. −35
  3. −13
  4. −6
  5. −2
  6. 38
  7. −10
  8. 6
  9. −1
  10. −10
  11. 3
  12. 24
  13. 1
  14. −4
  15. −34
  16. 33
  17. 16
  18. −19
  19. 23
  20. −7
  21. 17
  22. 2
  23. −6
  24. −8
  25. 6
  26. −15
  27. 21
  28. 7
  29. 24
  30. −1
  31. −17
  32. −20
  33. −4
  34. 15
  35. −5
  36. 46
  37. −7
  38. −5
  39. 31
  40. 22

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