Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 827 · 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.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) soap
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) school shoes
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) milk
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
40. 40.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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