Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 468 · 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.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) milk
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) milk
19. 19.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
21. 21.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) vegetables
36. 36.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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