Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 111 · 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.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹310) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
5. 5.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
7. 7.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Gurpreet 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) a school uniform
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
17. 17.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) milk
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
37. 37.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Kabir, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV

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