Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 1 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
5. 5.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) soap
7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
12. 12.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
21. 21.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) drinking water
36. 36.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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