Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 916 · 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.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹180) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
8. 8.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.For Nisha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables

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