Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 553 · 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.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
6. 6.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
16. 16.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
25. 25.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
35. 35.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school

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