Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 725 · 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 Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
5. 5.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
11. 11.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Isha 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
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) soap
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Rohan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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