Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 993 · 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.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
5. 5.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) school shoes
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) milk (d) a video game
38. 38.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?

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