Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 388 · 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.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
8. 8.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Arjun 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) toothpaste
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) milk
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
34. 34.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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