Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 665 · 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.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹290) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) milk
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
22. 22.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
30. 30.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹300) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket

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