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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 996 · 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 −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 18
  2. 2.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  3. 3.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) 33 (c) −23 (d) 17
  4. 4.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 13 (c) 5 (d) 15
  5. 5.At sunset it was 11 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 16 (c) −6 (d) −4
  6. 6.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 17
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 3 (b) 25 (c) −15 (d) 15
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 15
  9. 9.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 2 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  10. 10.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 55 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) −13
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) −37
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 29
  13. 13.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) −6
  14. 14.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) −13
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) −38 (d) 32
  16. 16.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  17. 17.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −37 (b) 67 (c) 47 (d) −47
  18. 18.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) −3 (d) 17
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) −26
  20. 20.At sunset it was 9 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 17 (c) 1 (d) 11
  21. 21.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) −44 (c) 44 (d) 74
  22. 22.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 1 (c) 11 (d) −11
  23. 23.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 14
  24. 24.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 15 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −19
  26. 26.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  27. 27.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −6 (c) 6 (d) 16
  28. 28.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −24 (b) −14 (c) 14 (d) −4
  29. 29.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 3
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −11 (b) −1 (c) 41 (d) 11
  32. 32.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −15 (c) −5 (d) 5
  33. 33.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 0
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) −11
  35. 35.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) 14
  36. 36.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) −2
  37. 37.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 22 (d) 8
  38. 38.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 19 (c) 27 (d) 17
  40. 40.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 20

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 2
  3. 23
  4. 5
  5. 6
  6. −7
  7. 15
  8. 15
  9. 22
  10. 13
  11. 37
  12. 19
  13. 6
  14. −3
  15. 38
  16. −1
  17. −47
  18. 7
  19. 26
  20. 1
  21. −44
  22. −11
  23. 14
  24. 0
  25. 19
  26. −8
  27. 6
  28. −14
  29. −7
  30. −4
  31. −11
  32. −5
  33. 0
  34. 11
  35. −10
  36. −12
  37. −2
  38. −2
  39. 17
  40. −4

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