Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 459 · 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 ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) milk
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a water bottle (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) milk
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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