Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 817 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Aditya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
29. 29.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹200) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover

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