Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 372 · 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.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
5. 5.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
17. 17.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) soap
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
27. 27.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a bigger TV

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