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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 128 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  4. 4.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
  6. 6.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  8. 8.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  11. 11.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹240) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
  15. 15.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
  18. 18.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
  22. 22.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
  32. 32.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. sweets every day
  2. 200
  3. soap
  4. Want
  5. a third cricket bat
  6. Want
  7. milk
  8. 220
  9. rice and dal
  10. a glitter pen set
  11. 550
  12. 580
  13. a warm blanket
  14. sweets every day
  15. 470
  16. drinking water
  17. vegetables
  18. Want
  19. Need
  20. Want
  21. a new party dress
  22. Want
  23. 400
  24. 460
  25. Want
  26. milk
  27. a remote-control car
  28. a raincoat
  29. a sticker album
  30. Want
  31. school shoes
  32. 540
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. 580
  36. 680
  37. Need
  38. 260
  39. Want
  40. 550

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