Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 980 · 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.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) soap
9. 9.For Aditya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) soap
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
24. 24.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) soap
28. 28.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) soap
34. 34.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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