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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 182 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
  2. 2.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
  6. 6.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  12. 12.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
  14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
  15. 15.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
  19. 19.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a raincoat (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
  22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
  24. 24.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
  27. 27.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
  31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
  33. 33.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  39. 39.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal

Answer key

  1. notebooks for school
  2. Need
  3. a new party dress
  4. soap
  5. drinking water
  6. 260
  7. Need
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. soap
  12. Want
  13. a schoolbag
  14. rice and dal
  15. 160
  16. Need
  17. drinking water
  18. soap
  19. Need
  20. 440
  21. a school uniform
  22. a remote-control car
  23. a fancy phone cover
  24. Want
  25. Want
  26. a remote-control car
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. 430
  30. a new party dress
  31. medicine when ill
  32. notebooks for school
  33. 280
  34. notebooks for school
  35. drinking water
  36. 600
  37. 290
  38. a glitter pen set
  39. 380
  40. a sticker album

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