Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 520 · 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.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
4. 4.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
24. 24.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
38. 38.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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