Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 381 · 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.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) soap
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) milk
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
13. 13.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) milk
23. 23.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
25. 25.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
39. 39.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car

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