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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 197 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
  2. 2.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
  4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  9. 9.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  12. 12.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a video game
  16. 16.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) milk
  24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  26. 26.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  28. 28.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  33. 33.For Priya, is “sweets every day” 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 schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
  38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. bus fare to school
  2. 530
  3. a remote-control car
  4. milk
  5. 660
  6. 370
  7. milk
  8. rice and dal
  9. 550
  10. Want
  11. a sticker album
  12. Need
  13. 340
  14. bus fare to school
  15. a video game
  16. 330
  17. a warm blanket
  18. a toy robot
  19. 180
  20. Want
  21. 200
  22. 530
  23. a bigger TV
  24. drinking water
  25. a toy robot
  26. Want
  27. a bigger TV
  28. 180
  29. Want
  30. soap
  31. a new party dress
  32. toothpaste
  33. Want
  34. a schoolbag
  35. Want
  36. Need
  37. notebooks for school
  38. medicine when ill
  39. Want
  40. Want

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