Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 68 · 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.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
6. 6.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) drinking water
12. 12.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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