Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 695 · 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.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
21. 21.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
28. 28.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
36. 36.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a schoolbag

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