Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 348 · 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.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
27. 27.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
35. 35.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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