Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 910 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
9. 9.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
26. 26.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
28. 28.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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