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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 165 · 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) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  3. 3.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  7. 7.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
  9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
  10. 10.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
  13. 13.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
  19. 19.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
  21. 21.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
  25. 25.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹300) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
  28. 28.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  32. 32.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) soap
  37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  39. 39.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. rice and dal
  2. drinking water
  3. Need
  4. 600
  5. bus fare to school
  6. extra comic books
  7. 400
  8. sweets every day
  9. designer sunglasses
  10. Want
  11. milk
  12. medicine when ill
  13. Want
  14. Want
  15. Need
  16. 690
  17. soap
  18. a bigger TV
  19. 630
  20. a new party dress
  21. Want
  22. 620
  23. Need
  24. sweets every day
  25. 340
  26. Want
  27. a third cricket bat
  28. 550
  29. a warm blanket
  30. 250
  31. a third cricket bat
  32. 150
  33. a video game
  34. rice and dal
  35. Want
  36. soap
  37. a raincoat
  38. a raincoat
  39. Want
  40. Need

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