Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 136 · 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.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) soap
3. 3.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
11. 11.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
13. 13.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
17. 17.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
29. 29.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) soap
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹750. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover

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