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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 20 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
  5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  8. 8.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
  13. 13.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a school uniform
  16. 16.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
  19. 19.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
  22. 22.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  25. 25.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  35. 35.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. vegetables
  2. 600
  3. Need
  4. rice and dal
  5. drinking water
  6. Want
  7. extra comic books
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. notebooks for school
  11. a schoolbag
  12. a raincoat
  13. 770
  14. designer sunglasses
  15. designer sunglasses
  16. Need
  17. school shoes
  18. a video game
  19. 250
  20. drinking water
  21. a raincoat
  22. 250
  23. 390
  24. a third cricket bat
  25. 210
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. 380
  32. Need
  33. 300
  34. drinking water
  35. 190
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. a raincoat
  39. 400
  40. 420

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