Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 390 · 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.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
5. 5.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
15. 15.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
17. 17.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” 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 new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a video game
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket

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