Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 96 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
17. 17.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
26. 26.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day

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