Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 669 · 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.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
7. 7.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.For Rahul, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) drinking water
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) soap
38. 38.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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