Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 151 · 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 ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
7. 7.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
9. 9.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
13. 13.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
20. 20.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) milk
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) soap
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
39. 39.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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