Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 677 · 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 ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
16. 16.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) vegetables
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
25. 25.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
34. 34.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
36. 36.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?

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