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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 147 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
  2. 2.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹330) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  6. 6.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
  9. 9.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a video game (d) milk
  11. 11.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹210) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
  21. 21.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  25. 25.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  40. 40.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. sweets every day
  2. Need
  3. 550
  4. bus fare to school
  5. soap
  6. 610
  7. a bigger TV
  8. a schoolbag
  9. Need
  10. a video game
  11. Want
  12. 510
  13. 350
  14. a remote-control car
  15. Want
  16. rice and dal
  17. a schoolbag
  18. 290
  19. Want
  20. a glitter pen set
  21. 260
  22. 260
  23. Need
  24. notebooks for school
  25. 360
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. 160
  29. 230
  30. a school uniform
  31. milk
  32. medicine when ill
  33. drinking water
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. 390
  37. 860
  38. Need
  39. a glitter pen set
  40. Need

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