Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 798 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a video game
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) vegetables
7. 7.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
12. 12.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
18. 18.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
22. 22.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
27. 27.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal

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