Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 146 · 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.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
5. 5.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
21. 21.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) drinking water
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) soap
33. 33.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat

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