Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 629 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
18. 18.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
28. 28.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
32. 32.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?

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