Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 939 · 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 ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
4. 4.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Kavya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
25. 25.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) milk
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal

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