Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 25 · 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 ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
26. 26.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a video game (d) school shoes

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