Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 547 · 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.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) vegetables
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a video game
28. 28.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?

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