Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 580 · 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.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) milk
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
11. 11.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
17. 17.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) school shoes
28. 28.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
30. 30.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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