Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 474 · 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.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) milk
9. 9.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
22. 22.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) milk
29. 29.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
38. 38.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover

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