Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 992 · 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 ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹170) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a video game
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) school shoes
38. 38.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books

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