Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 792 · 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.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and school shoes (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
15. 15.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
24. 24.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Ananya 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) notebooks for school
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?

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