Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 854 · 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.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹220) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
11. 11.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a video game
15. 15.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) soap
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹270) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
37. 37.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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