Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 90 · 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.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
10. 10.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
18. 18.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
29. 29.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set

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