Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 176 · 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.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
15. 15.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover

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