Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 775 · 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.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) milk
11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) soap
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
14. 14.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) drinking water
22. 22.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
25. 25.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a video game
37. 37.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) toothpaste

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