Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 171 · 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.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
12. 12.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) soap
25. 25.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
28. 28.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
38. 38.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set

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