Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 982 · 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.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” 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) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) soap
38. 38.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill

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