Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 97 · 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.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
5. 5.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
8. 8.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
10. 10.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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