Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 860 · 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.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
9. 9.For Pooja, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) school shoes
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) soap
12. 12.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Meera 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
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
36. 36.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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