Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 490 · 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 ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) soap
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) milk
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
11. 11.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
20. 20.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
26. 26.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
28. 28.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
35. 35.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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