Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 673 · 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.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) soap
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
15. 15.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
20. 20.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
30. 30.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) soap
38. 38.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses

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