Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 238 · 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.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹240) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
36. 36.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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