Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 363 · 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.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a school uniform (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
37. 37.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
40. 40.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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