Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 382 · 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.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) vegetables
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
13. 13.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal

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