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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 168 · 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 ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  6. 6.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  13. 13.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
  17. 17.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  19. 19.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
  22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
  23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  24. 24.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  28. 28.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
  31. 31.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  35. 35.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) vegetables
  40. 40.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 420
  2. 300
  3. 340
  4. Need
  5. medicine when ill
  6. Need
  7. school shoes
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. Need
  11. a raincoat
  12. a fancy phone cover
  13. Want
  14. extra comic books
  15. notebooks for school
  16. a schoolbag
  17. 310
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. 270
  20. Need
  21. a sticker album
  22. a glitter pen set
  23. designer sunglasses
  24. 440
  25. designer sunglasses
  26. milk
  27. a glitter pen set
  28. Need
  29. vegetables
  30. sweets every day
  31. Want
  32. medicine when ill
  33. Need
  34. milk
  35. Want
  36. rice and dal
  37. rice and dal
  38. rice and dal
  39. vegetables
  40. Need

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