Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 825 · 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 (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) milk (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
11. 11.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
27. 27.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
35. 35.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
37. 37.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
40. 40.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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