Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 633 · 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.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) soap
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a video game
11. 11.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a video game
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
29. 29.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a school uniform

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