Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 563 · 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.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
6. 6.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) soap
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
30. 30.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
34. 34.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
37. 37.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
40. 40.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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