Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 319 · 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.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
4. 4.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹130) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) milk
18. 18.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) school shoes
23. 23.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) soap
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket

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