Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 469 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.For Rohan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) milk
30. 30.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) milk

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