Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 610 · 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.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
4. 4.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) soap
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
17. 17.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
26. 26.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
30. 30.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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