Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 545 · 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.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
5. 5.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
8. 8.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
17. 17.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
20. 20.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
28. 28.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹300) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
34. 34.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
39. 39.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables

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