Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 64 · 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 ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
3. 3.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) soap
7. 7.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
19. 19.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
24. 24.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
28. 28.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
30. 30.For Lakshmi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day

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