Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 327 · 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.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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