Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 475 · 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 ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) milk
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
7. 7.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
9. 9.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
18. 18.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
29. 29.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?

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