Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 697 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
12. 12.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
20. 20.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) milk
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
28. 28.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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