Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 225 · 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.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) soap
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
15. 15.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
24. 24.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
36. 36.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform

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