Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 10 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
11. 11.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
27. 27.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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