Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 893 · 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.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) vegetables
14. 14.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
20. 20.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a video game
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) milk
26. 26.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
37. 37.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set

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