Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 352 · 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.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) soap
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) drinking water
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
9. 9.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Tara, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
25. 25.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
29. 29.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
35. 35.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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