Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 833 · 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: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
5. 5.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) milk
15. 15.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
17. 17.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
26. 26.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) sweets every day
32. 32.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket

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