Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 924 · 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.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a sticker album
8. 8.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
13. 13.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Riya 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) sweets every day
28. 28.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
40. 40.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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