Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 428 · 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 ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
5. 5.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹290) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) vegetables
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
28. 28.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books

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