Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 41 · 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 ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
5. 5.For Nisha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
9. 9.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) milk
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
14. 14.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) soap
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
27. 27.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
34. 34.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
36. 36.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and school shoes (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Meera 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
39. 39.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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