Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 232 · 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 ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
8. 8.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
17. 17.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
22. 22.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) milk
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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