Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 163 · 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.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
6. 6.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
9. 9.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
22. 22.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?

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