Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 420 · 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 ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) soap
33. 33.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag

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