Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 987 · 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.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
11. 11.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) soap (d) milk
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album

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