Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 311 · 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.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹200) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
12. 12.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) milk
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
21. 21.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
23. 23.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) soap
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Nisha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
39. 39.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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