Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 386 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) soap
2. 2.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
5. 5.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” 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) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) milk
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) milk
40. 40.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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