Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 89 · 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.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) school shoes
13. 13.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
17. 17.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) milk
22. 22.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress

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