← Below zero: money and temperature lesson New set →

Negative Numbers Worksheet for Kids

Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 821 · 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.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) −23 (d) 13
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 35 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 25 (d) −45
  3. 3.A school club has ₹31 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 6
  4. 4.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 2
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 5 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) −2 (d) −12
  6. 6.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) −5
  7. 7.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) −40 (d) 24
  8. 8.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹31. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 45
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) 3 (c) −5 (d) 5
  10. 10.At sunset it was 7 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) −1
  11. 11.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 5 (b) −27 (c) 37 (d) 27
  12. 12.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 11 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) −23
  13. 13.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 14 (c) 4 (d) 8
  14. 14.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −18 (c) −8 (d) 2
  15. 15.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) −15
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 2
  17. 17.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 26 (d) −10
  18. 18.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) −26
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) −28
  20. 20.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −11 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 13
  21. 21.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 12 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 27 (b) −17 (c) 17 (d) 7
  22. 22.A school club has ₹15 and pays a bill of ₹38. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 53 (b) −23 (c) −13 (d) 23
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 16
  24. 24.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −21 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 55
  25. 25.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −5 (b) −15 (c) 27 (d) 15
  26. 26.A school club has ₹26 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) −4 (d) 4
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 12 (b) −20 (c) 20 (d) 30
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 13 (c) 35 (d) 45
  29. 29.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) −6
  30. 30.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 6 (c) −12 (d) 12
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) −12 (c) 12 (d) 22
  32. 32.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) −8
  33. 33.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −13 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3
  34. 34.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −38 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 18
  35. 35.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 26 (c) −6 (d) 16
  36. 36.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) −2 (d) 26
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) −2 (d) 8
  38. 38.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹39. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 56 (d) −22
  39. 39.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹47. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 64 (b) −30 (c) −20 (d) 30
  40. 40.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) −6

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 45
  3. 6
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 5
  7. 40
  8. −17
  9. −5
  10. 1
  11. 27
  12. 23
  13. 4
  14. −8
  15. −15
  16. −8
  17. 10
  18. 26
  19. 28
  20. 11
  21. 17
  22. −23
  23. 40
  24. 21
  25. −15
  26. 4
  27. 20
  28. 35
  29. −16
  30. −12
  31. 12
  32. 8
  33. −3
  34. 38
  35. 6
  36. −2
  37. −2
  38. −22
  39. −30
  40. −6

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