Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 87 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
3. 3.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a raincoat
10. 10.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag

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