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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 167 · 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.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
  4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  5. 5.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
  7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
  9. 9.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) vegetables
  17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  19. 19.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) milk
  30. 30.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  32. 32.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
  34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  35. 35.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) sweets every day
  38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  40. 40.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. 580
  2. Want
  3. a toy robot
  4. drinking water
  5. Need
  6. a school uniform
  7. milk
  8. notebooks for school
  9. 410
  10. 230
  11. Want
  12. Want
  13. Want
  14. 300
  15. a warm blanket
  16. a toy robot
  17. drinking water
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. Need
  20. 490
  21. Want
  22. 490
  23. Need
  24. 610
  25. Need
  26. 250
  27. 590
  28. a fancy phone cover
  29. sweets every day
  30. Need
  31. extra comic books
  32. Want
  33. a bigger TV
  34. a schoolbag
  35. 120
  36. Need
  37. soap
  38. a raincoat
  39. a fancy phone cover
  40. Need

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