Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 656 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) milk
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Nisha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) drinking water
14. 14.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) milk
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal

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