Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 184 · 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.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) school shoes
12. 12.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹280) and a raincoat (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” 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 fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover

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