Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 144 · 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.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
6. 6.Rahul 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) extra comic books
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
8. 8.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a video game
24. 24.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) milk
27. 27.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
35. 35.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
39. 39.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables

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