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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 21 · 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.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
  3. 3.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
  7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  9. 9.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
  11. 11.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  26. 26.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
  31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
  32. 32.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
  34. 34.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) rice and dal
  37. 37.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. 460
  2. a new party dress
  3. 700
  4. bus fare to school
  5. 180
  6. a new party dress
  7. 320
  8. school shoes
  9. 150
  10. toothpaste
  11. 420
  12. Want
  13. 790
  14. notebooks for school
  15. a schoolbag
  16. milk
  17. school shoes
  18. Need
  19. Need
  20. Want
  21. Want
  22. a warm blanket
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. extra comic books
  25. drinking water
  26. 230
  27. a remote-control car
  28. 330
  29. a warm blanket
  30. a third cricket bat
  31. drinking water
  32. Need
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. 650
  35. Want
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. Need
  38. Want
  39. Want
  40. Need

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