Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 346 · 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.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) milk
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag

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