Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 216 · 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 ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹290) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a video game
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) milk
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
17. 17.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹320) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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