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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 987 · 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 −3 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −20 (c) 14 (d) 20
  2. 2.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −49 (b) 59 (c) 49 (d) −39
  3. 3.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 14
  4. 4.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) −8 (d) 8
  5. 5.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) −11 (d) 11
  6. 6.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 13
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) −33 (d) 29
  8. 8.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 71 (d) 15
  9. 9.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 10
  10. 10.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 11 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 17
  12. 12.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −39 (b) 49 (c) 67 (d) −49
  13. 13.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 0
  14. 14.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 75 (b) 45 (c) −35 (d) −45
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) −14
  16. 16.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) −3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) −12
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −17 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 7
  19. 19.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 86 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  20. 20.A school club has ₹16 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 69 (d) −37
  21. 21.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −49 (b) 71 (c) −39 (d) 49
  22. 22.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 0 (c) 22 (d) 10
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 56 (c) −46 (d) 46
  24. 24.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 27 (c) 11 (d) 21
  25. 25.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 4 (b) −6 (c) 72 (d) 6
  26. 26.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 1
  27. 27.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 21
  28. 28.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 70
  29. 29.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d) 17
  30. 30.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  31. 31.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 43 (c) 1 (d) 11
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 1 (b) 17 (c) −17 (d) 27
  33. 33.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 0
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 16
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 6 (c) −6 (d) 16
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 38
  37. 37.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 21 (d) −11
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 45 (c) −45 (d) 55
  39. 39.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 10 (b) 44 (c) 0 (d) −10
  40. 40.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 6

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. −49
  3. 4
  4. −8
  5. 11
  6. 13
  7. 33
  8. 5
  9. −10
  10. 6
  11. 17
  12. −49
  13. −10
  14. −45
  15. 14
  16. 3
  17. 12
  18. 17
  19. −8
  20. −37
  21. −49
  22. 0
  23. 46
  24. 11
  25. −6
  26. −9
  27. −1
  28. −40
  29. 3
  30. −5
  31. 1
  32. 17
  33. 0
  34. 38
  35. 6
  36. 38
  37. 11
  38. 45
  39. 0
  40. −12

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