Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 863 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
14. 14.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) soap
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
24. 24.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
29. 29.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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