Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 530 · 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 has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
10. 10.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a video game
14. 14.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
16. 16.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Farhan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
34. 34.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day

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