Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 312 · 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.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) soap
4. 4.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) milk
13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
19. 19.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a video game
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
30. 30.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
36. 36.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket

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