Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 831 · 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.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
9. 9.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
17. 17.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
22. 22.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot

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