Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 539 · 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.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
6. 6.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) soap
9. 9.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a video game
16. 16.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a video game

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