Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 631 · 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.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
6. 6.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.For Arjun, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
16. 16.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
39. 39.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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