Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 908 · 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.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
9. 9.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
29. 29.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Aditya 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
31. 31.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) milk
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
40. 40.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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