Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 491 · 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.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
6. 6.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a raincoat (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a school uniform
16. 16.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Rohan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
23. 23.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
28. 28.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) soap
31. 31.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) milk
34. 34.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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