Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 138 · 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 ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
13. 13.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
19. 19.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
25. 25.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?

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