Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 423 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) drinking water
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Dev, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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