Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 577 · 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.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
10. 10.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
24. 24.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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