Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 467 · 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.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and school shoes (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹300) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
31. 31.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
34. 34.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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