Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 609 · 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.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
5. 5.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) soap
26. 26.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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