Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 683 · 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.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
3. 3.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
20. 20.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a toy robot
30. 30.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
32. 32.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school

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