Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 806 · 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 ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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