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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 992 · 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 −5 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) −18 (c) 18 (d) 8
  2. 2.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −1 (c) 17 (d) 1
  3. 3.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  4. 4.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 21 (c) 3 (d) 13
  5. 5.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 22 (d) −10
  6. 6.A school club has ₹27 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 52 (d) 12
  7. 7.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 9 (d) −1
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −46 (b) 24 (c) 46 (d) 56
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  10. 10.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) −7 (d) 7
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) −31
  12. 12.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) −13
  13. 13.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) 44 (c) 66 (d) −44
  14. 14.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −6 (d) 18
  15. 15.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹18. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 37
  16. 16.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 52 (b) −26 (c) −16 (d) 26
  17. 17.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 2
  18. 18.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) −2
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −7 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 27
  20. 20.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 19 (d) 7
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 18 (d) 8
  22. 22.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) 9
  23. 23.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹58. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) 50 (c) −40 (d) −50
  24. 24.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −44 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 24
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) −32
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 26 (c) 50 (d) −40
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 51 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) −41
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 1
  30. 30.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 85 (c) −25 (d) 35
  31. 31.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 5 (d) −5
  32. 32.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −19 (b) 35 (c) 19 (d) −9
  33. 33.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 7 (c) −5 (d) 5
  34. 34.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) 22
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −37 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) 37
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 23 (d) −25
  37. 37.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) −20
  38. 38.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) 15
  39. 39.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 66 (b) −18 (c) −28 (d) 28
  40. 40.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 46 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) −12

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. −1
  3. 15
  4. 3
  5. 0
  6. 2
  7. −1
  8. 46
  9. 11
  10. −7
  11. 31
  12. 13
  13. −44
  14. −6
  15. 1
  16. −26
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 17
  20. −3
  21. 8
  22. 9
  23. −50
  24. 4
  25. 44
  26. 32
  27. 40
  28. 41
  29. −7
  30. −35
  31. 5
  32. −19
  33. 5
  34. −4
  35. 37
  36. 25
  37. 20
  38. −15
  39. −28
  40. 12

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