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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 131 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
  3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
  4. 4.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  7. 7.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
  12. 12.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  14. 14.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
  26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
  31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  32. 32.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  34. 34.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
  36. 36.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) milk

Answer key

  1. a remote-control car
  2. a remote-control car
  3. sweets every day
  4. Need
  5. Need
  6. a warm blanket
  7. Need
  8. 150
  9. Want
  10. 300
  11. a new party dress
  12. 570
  13. soap
  14. 480
  15. 580
  16. 370
  17. a warm blanket
  18. Need
  19. Want
  20. rice and dal
  21. school shoes
  22. 610
  23. 410
  24. Need
  25. designer sunglasses
  26. medicine when ill
  27. Need
  28. 220
  29. 230
  30. rice and dal
  31. a new party dress
  32. Want
  33. sweets every day
  34. Need
  35. a third cricket bat
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. 560
  39. rice and dal
  40. milk

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