Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 344 · 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.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
10. 10.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) milk
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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