Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 152 · 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.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
10. 10.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
29. 29.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day

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