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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 16 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  7. 7.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  12. 12.For Pooja, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
  15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  16. 16.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a water bottle (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a school uniform
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  29. 29.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  36. 36.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
  40. 40.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. bus fare to school
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. 420
  5. rice and dal
  6. notebooks for school
  7. 450
  8. a sticker album
  9. sweets every day
  10. Want
  11. school shoes
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. a warm blanket
  15. a schoolbag
  16. 410
  17. Need
  18. Want
  19. 490
  20. 440
  21. 250
  22. 370
  23. medicine when ill
  24. a sticker album
  25. 310
  26. a new party dress
  27. vegetables
  28. soap
  29. 540
  30. 580
  31. Want
  32. 250
  33. Want
  34. 200
  35. milk
  36. 440
  37. Need
  38. 160
  39. a video game
  40. Want

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