Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 355 · 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.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a lunch box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
7. 7.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) drinking water
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a video game
13. 13.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a video game
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) soap (d) sweets every day
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹330) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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