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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 991 · 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 3 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) −12
  2. 2.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 21 (d) 7
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) −24 (d) 0
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 8 (d) −26
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 6 (c) 14 (d) 24
  6. 6.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 23 (b) 57 (c) 33 (d) −23
  7. 7.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) −25 (d) −15
  8. 8.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) 6
  9. 9.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹46. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −29 (c) −39 (d) 39
  10. 10.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 77 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −1
  11. 11.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 21 (d) 17
  12. 12.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 8 (b) 54 (c) 2 (d) −2
  13. 13.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 20 (d) 2
  14. 14.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) −2
  15. 15.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −30 (b) 78 (c) 40 (d) −40
  16. 16.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 8
  17. 17.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −39 (c) 49 (d) 39
  18. 18.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) −4
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 21 (c) 9 (d) 1
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) −16 (c) −2 (d) 26
  21. 21.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  22. 22.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −1
  23. 23.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹40. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 73
  24. 24.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 7
  25. 25.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  26. 26.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −26 (b) 64 (c) −36 (d) 36
  27. 27.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) 8
  28. 28.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹51. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −45 (b) −35 (c) 57 (d) 45
  29. 29.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) 76 (c) 22 (d) −12
  30. 30.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 6 (d) −20
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 14
  33. 33.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 18 (d) 12
  34. 34.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) −19 (c) 19 (d) 65
  35. 35.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 0 (d) −20
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 43 (c) 25 (d) 53
  37. 37.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) −9
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) 22 (d) 0
  39. 39.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 37
  40. 40.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) −10 (d) 20

Answer key

  1. −12
  2. −3
  3. 24
  4. 26
  5. 14
  6. 23
  7. −15
  8. 6
  9. −39
  10. 1
  11. 17
  12. −2
  13. −2
  14. −2
  15. −40
  16. −2
  17. 39
  18. −4
  19. −1
  20. 16
  21. −2
  22. −1
  23. −7
  24. −3
  25. −8
  26. −36
  27. −14
  28. −45
  29. −22
  30. 2
  31. 20
  32. 14
  33. 2
  34. −19
  35. −10
  36. 43
  37. −9
  38. 12
  39. 27
  40. 10

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