Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 331 · 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.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹150) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) milk (d) sweets every day
17. 17.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
27. 27.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹330) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
38. 38.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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