Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 5 · 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.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) school shoes
5. 5.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
16. 16.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹310) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school

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