Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 159 · 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.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
15. 15.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
20. 20.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
23. 23.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) soap
32. 32.For Saanvi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
37. 37.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill

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