Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 648 · 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.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
3. 3.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a geometry box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a video game
29. 29.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
36. 36.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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