Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 209 · 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.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
3. 3.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) extra comic books
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
33. 33.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a video game

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