Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 997 · 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.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
5. 5.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
10. 10.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
19. 19.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
23. 23.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
33. 33.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
35. 35.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket

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