Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 466 · 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.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) soap
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) milk
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
38. 38.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform

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