Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 661 · 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.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
3. 3.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
6. 6.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹270) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) school shoes
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) milk
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) milk
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) milk
29. 29.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a lunch box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?

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