Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 316 · 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.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
35. 35.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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