Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 625 · 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.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
32. 32.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
34. 34.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Dev, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water

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