Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 84 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
7. 7.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) soap
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
19. 19.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) milk
21. 21.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) soap
25. 25.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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