Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 643 · 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.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) soap
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
4. 4.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) soap
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
14. 14.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
21. 21.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) drinking water
24. 24.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” 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 third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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