Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 906 · 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.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) school shoes
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
16. 16.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
29. 29.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹280) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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