Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 523 · 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.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹170) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) milk
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
40. 40.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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