Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 964 · 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.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
4. 4.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) vegetables
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
24. 24.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
31. 31.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal

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