Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 996 · 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 ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
7. 7.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) soap
28. 28.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
35. 35.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school

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