Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 782 · 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.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) drinking water
5. 5.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
19. 19.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a video game
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover

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