Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 868 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
15. 15.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
33. 33.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school

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