Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 42 · 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.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) milk
4. 4.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
7. 7.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
15. 15.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
28. 28.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
30. 30.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹300) and a raincoat (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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