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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 129 · 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 Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  3. 3.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
  7. 7.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
  14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
  18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
  19. 19.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  22. 22.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) soap
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
  38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  40. 40.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. extra comic books
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. Want
  6. a raincoat
  7. 740
  8. a sticker album
  9. Want
  10. 180
  11. Need
  12. a video game
  13. a third cricket bat
  14. a schoolbag
  15. Need
  16. a third cricket bat
  17. a video game
  18. a school uniform
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. school shoes
  22. 420
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. drinking water
  26. Need
  27. a toy robot
  28. 460
  29. 200
  30. Need
  31. 770
  32. 440
  33. 510
  34. Need
  35. 680
  36. soap
  37. a glitter pen set
  38. sweets every day
  39. a sticker album
  40. Need

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