Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 9 · 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.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
22. 22.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
28. 28.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
32. 32.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
40. 40.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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