Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 223 · 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.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
13. 13.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
16. 16.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
23. 23.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
29. 29.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) soap (d) a video game
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) soap
40. 40.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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