Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 260 · 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.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Lakshmi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) vegetables
6. 6.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) soap
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Vivaan 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) a school uniform
30. 30.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) school shoes

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