Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 233 · 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.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
7. 7.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) milk
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
17. 17.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a sticker album
20. 20.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
23. 23.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
31. 31.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) school shoes
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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