Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 483 · 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.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
14. 14.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
38. 38.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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