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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 108 · 40 sums
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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.

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  1. 1.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  6. 6.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  8. 8.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  11. 11.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  13. 13.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  17. 17.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
  19. 19.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  21. 21.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  24. 24.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
  28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
  30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
  31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  32. 32.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
  37. 37.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. bus fare to school
  3. a new party dress
  4. a new party dress
  5. extra comic books
  6. Need
  7. milk
  8. 620
  9. 810
  10. notebooks for school
  11. 360
  12. drinking water
  13. Need
  14. 150
  15. a warm blanket
  16. a raincoat
  17. Need
  18. a bigger TV
  19. Need
  20. a raincoat
  21. 620
  22. Want
  23. a warm blanket
  24. 400
  25. Need
  26. 150
  27. medicine when ill
  28. a sticker album
  29. a fancy phone cover
  30. medicine when ill
  31. milk
  32. Need
  33. Want
  34. a new party dress
  35. 410
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. Need
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. 390

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