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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 157 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
  2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
  3. 3.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
  7. 7.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
  11. 11.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
  17. 17.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  19. 19.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  21. 21.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
  23. 23.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
  25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  30. 30.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
  32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  33. 33.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
  35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
  37. 37.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. a video game
  2. a new party dress
  3. Need
  4. 490
  5. 340
  6. designer sunglasses
  7. Want
  8. 220
  9. sweets every day
  10. drinking water
  11. 370
  12. 500
  13. 180
  14. toothpaste
  15. Want
  16. sweets every day
  17. Want
  18. a warm blanket
  19. 470
  20. vegetables
  21. 310
  22. vegetables
  23. 220
  24. sweets every day
  25. 480
  26. Want
  27. 100
  28. Want
  29. school shoes
  30. Want
  31. a sticker album
  32. milk
  33. 480
  34. milk
  35. a warm blanket
  36. designer sunglasses
  37. 230
  38. Need
  39. a raincoat
  40. Need

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