Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 759 · 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.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Rohan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
28. 28.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Rahul, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover

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