Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 876 · 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.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
4. 4.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
23. 23.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) vegetables
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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