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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 998 · 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 −12 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 30 (b) 6 (c) 16 (d) −6
  2. 2.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 4
  3. 3.At sunset it was 3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  4. 4.A school club has ₹23 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 83 (c) 37 (d) −37
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  6. 6.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 6 (c) −16 (d) 4
  7. 7.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −8 (c) 2 (d) 8
  8. 8.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹10. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) −16 (c) 16 (d) 26
  9. 9.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) 12 (d) 4
  10. 10.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −3 (c) 7 (d) 3
  11. 11.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹43. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −35 (b) 51 (c) 35 (d) −25
  12. 12.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 10
  13. 13.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 13
  14. 14.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 2
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 16 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) −40
  16. 16.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −24 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 56
  17. 17.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹57. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −48 (b) −38 (c) 48 (d) 66
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) −13
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) −24 (d) 4
  20. 20.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹33. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 45
  21. 21.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 13
  22. 22.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) 57 (c) −19 (d) 19
  23. 23.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 19 (d) −11
  24. 24.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹15. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  25. 25.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹19. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) −16 (d) 26
  26. 26.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 4
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −24 (c) 34 (d) 24
  28. 28.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) −26 (d) −36
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 37 (b) −27 (c) 11 (d) 27
  30. 30.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −18 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8
  31. 31.A school club has ₹34 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 65 (b) 13 (c) −3 (d) 3
  32. 32.A school club has ₹39 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 92 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  33. 33.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 15 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) −25 (d) 5
  34. 34.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −1
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) −43 (d) 19
  36. 36.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) −12
  37. 37.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 10
  39. 39.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) −6 (d) 16
  40. 40.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 27 (d) 9

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. −2
  4. −37
  5. 2
  6. −6
  7. −8
  8. 16
  9. 4
  10. −3
  11. −35
  12. −14
  13. −3
  14. −8
  15. 40
  16. 24
  17. −48
  18. 13
  19. 24
  20. −21
  21. 1
  22. 19
  23. −11
  24. 6
  25. 16
  26. −6
  27. 24
  28. −36
  29. 27
  30. −8
  31. 3
  32. −14
  33. 25
  34. 1
  35. 43
  36. −12
  37. 4
  38. 30
  39. 6
  40. 9

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