Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 990 · 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.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) soap
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
37. 37.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album

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