Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 350 · 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.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
5. 5.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
9. 9.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
12. 12.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
20. 20.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) milk
32. 32.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
35. 35.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover

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