Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 711 · 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.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
7. 7.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
17. 17.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV

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