Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 892 · 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 ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹300) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
11. 11.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
17. 17.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) drinking water
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses

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