Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 877 · 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.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
5. 5.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a video game
24. 24.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
36. 36.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
40. 40.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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