Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 602 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a video game
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) soap
22. 22.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set

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