Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 246 · 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.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a school uniform (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
8. 8.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
15. 15.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
29. 29.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables

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