Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 86 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
2. 2.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
18. 18.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) milk
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
22. 22.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) milk
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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