Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 885 · 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.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
22. 22.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹300) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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