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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 160 · 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.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
  4. 4.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  7. 7.For Aarav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  12. 12.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  24. 24.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  27. 27.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) soap
  33. 33.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and school shoes (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  35. 35.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  40. 40.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 650
  2. Want
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. Need
  5. Need
  6. a schoolbag
  7. Need
  8. Need
  9. 280
  10. Want
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. 410
  13. extra comic books
  14. Need
  15. bus fare to school
  16. a fancy phone cover
  17. a school uniform
  18. notebooks for school
  19. a third cricket bat
  20. Want
  21. 370
  22. 650
  23. a raincoat
  24. 280
  25. 300
  26. a glitter pen set
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. 190
  30. Need
  31. sweets every day
  32. soap
  33. 380
  34. rice and dal
  35. Need
  36. Want
  37. Want
  38. a video game
  39. a glitter pen set
  40. Want

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