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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 214 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  2. 2.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
  9. 9.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
  12. 12.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  15. 15.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  24. 24.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  26. 26.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a video game
  39. 39.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. notebooks for school
  2. 540
  3. 170
  4. 450
  5. Want
  6. a bigger TV
  7. bus fare to school
  8. designer sunglasses
  9. 400
  10. school shoes
  11. a glitter pen set
  12. 400
  13. a warm blanket
  14. bus fare to school
  15. 450
  16. 330
  17. Need
  18. Need
  19. a warm blanket
  20. Want
  21. Need
  22. vegetables
  23. bus fare to school
  24. Need
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. 640
  27. 370
  28. toothpaste
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. 430
  32. Need
  33. a school uniform
  34. a bigger TV
  35. Want
  36. 130
  37. Need
  38. milk
  39. 450
  40. 380

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