Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 217 · 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.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
13. 13.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Manav has ₹750. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
29. 29.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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