Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 499 · 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.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
24. 24.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
26. 26.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
29. 29.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) soap
38. 38.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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