Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 49 · 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.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) soap
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
20. 20.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
25. 25.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
28. 28.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket

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