← Below zero: money and temperature lesson New set →

Negative Numbers Worksheet for Kids

Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 680 · 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.A school club has ₹8 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −20 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 46
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 23 (b) −41 (c) 51 (d) 41
  3. 3.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 22
  4. 4.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 6
  5. 5.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 12
  6. 6.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) −2
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −32 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 32
  8. 8.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) −14
  9. 9.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −2 (c) 12 (d) 2
  10. 10.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −14 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 26
  11. 11.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −28 (b) 56 (c) −38 (d) 38
  12. 12.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 7
  13. 13.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 27 (b) 5 (c) −15 (d) −5
  14. 14.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹52. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 90 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) −14
  15. 15.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −5 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 5
  16. 16.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹20. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 29 (b) −11 (c) −1 (d) 11
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) −11
  18. 18.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) 2
  19. 19.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) −10
  20. 20.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 6
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) −30 (d) 40
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 30 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 49 (b) 21 (c) −39 (d) 39
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −15 (b) 3 (c) 25 (d) 15
  25. 25.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) −5 (d) −15
  26. 26.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 98 (c) −22 (d) 22
  27. 27.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 19 (d) −9
  28. 28.In the morning it was −7 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) −13 (c) 23 (d) 13
  29. 29.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) −14 (c) 24 (d) −24
  30. 30.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −34 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 34
  31. 31.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) 12
  32. 32.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 13 (d) −7
  33. 33.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 21 (d) 11
  35. 35.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) −2 (c) 72 (d) 12
  36. 36.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  37. 37.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 17 (b) 27 (c) −17 (d) 11
  38. 38.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 14
  39. 39.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹26. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) −5 (d) 57
  40. 40.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 9

Answer key

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

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