Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 186 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
5. 5.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹300) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
11. 11.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) milk
16. 16.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
32. 32.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹220) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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