Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 721 · 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 Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) milk
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books

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