Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 878 · 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.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
4. 4.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) milk
9. 9.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) milk
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes

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