Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 837 · 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.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
16. 16.Rahul 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) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
34. 34.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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