Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 72 · 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 Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
4. 4.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
6. 6.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
9. 9.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
12. 12.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a video game
18. 18.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket

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