Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 696 · 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.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
33. 33.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
38. 38.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?

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