Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 13 · 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.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) soap
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
26. 26.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress

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