Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 506 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a video game
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹200) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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