Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 335 · 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.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
11. 11.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) soap
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) milk
29. 29.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) vegetables
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
40. 40.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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