Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 717 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹320) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
21. 21.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Saanvi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
33. 33.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set

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