Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 570 · 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.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) milk
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
12. 12.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) soap
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) milk
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
29. 29.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
38. 38.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill

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