Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 387 · 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 ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
5. 5.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
8. 8.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
11. 11.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
32. 32.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹190) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
40. 40.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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