Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 60 · 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 ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) school shoes
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
6. 6.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) milk
9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Gurpreet 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
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
23. 23.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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