← Below zero: money and temperature lesson New set →

Negative Numbers Worksheet for Kids

Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 669 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 7
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 22 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 34
  3. 3.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) 15
  4. 4.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) −7 (c) 45 (d) 7
  5. 5.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −14 (b) −4 (c) 26 (d) 14
  6. 6.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹23. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 45 (b) 9 (c) −1 (d) 1
  7. 7.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 8
  8. 8.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 12
  9. 9.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹49. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 36 (b) 62 (c) −26 (d) −36
  10. 10.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 13
  11. 11.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) −2
  12. 12.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  13. 13.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −9 (c) 15 (d) 9
  14. 14.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) −9 (d) 19
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 8 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) 4 (d) 12
  16. 16.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 14 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 28
  17. 17.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) 74 (c) 16 (d) −6
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) −33 (c) 43 (d) 33
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) 2
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 10 (c) −16 (d) 16
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 19 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 11 (c) 37 (d) 27
  22. 22.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 23
  23. 23.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) −24 (d) −4
  24. 24.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 7
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 6 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −5 (d) −17
  26. 26.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹34. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −27 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) −17
  27. 27.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 4
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  29. 29.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) −5
  30. 30.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) −4
  31. 31.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹27. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −9 (b) 9 (c) 63 (d) 19
  32. 32.A school club has ₹19 and pays a bill of ₹24. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −15 (d) 43
  33. 33.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −29 (b) −39 (c) 39 (d) 67
  34. 34.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 9
  35. 35.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) −11 (c) 21 (d) 11
  36. 36.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) −12
  37. 37.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 10 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 22
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 9 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) −25
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 25 (d) 13
  40. 40.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5

Answer key

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

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks