Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 846 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
2. 2.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
6. 6.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan 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) a warm blanket
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
29. 29.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
32. 32.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a video game

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