Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 708 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
2. 2.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
11. 11.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
32. 32.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat

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