Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 649 · 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 ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Priya 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) a schoolbag
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Nisha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹190) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
28. 28.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school

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