Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 57 · 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.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) milk
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) milk
26. 26.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
29. 29.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) milk
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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