Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 671 · 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.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹210) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
6. 6.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
15. 15.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) soap
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Priya 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 bigger TV
39. 39.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) extra comic books

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