Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 81 · 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.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
4. 4.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
6. 6.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). 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) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
13. 13.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
18. 18.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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