Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 845 · 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.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
11. 11.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) soap
14. 14.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
16. 16.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) soap
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) milk
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Kavya 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) vegetables
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
40. 40.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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