Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 507 · 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.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) soap
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
14. 14.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a video game
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) soap
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes

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