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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 227 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
  2. 2.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  5. 5.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
  8. 8.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  10. 10.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
  14. 14.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
  28. 28.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  32. 32.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
  38. 38.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. sweets every day
  2. Want
  3. designer sunglasses
  4. sweets every day
  5. Need
  6. 300
  7. milk
  8. 240
  9. drinking water
  10. 350
  11. 360
  12. a third cricket bat
  13. a warm blanket
  14. Need
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. 230
  18. Want
  19. rice and dal
  20. milk
  21. milk
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. Want
  25. Want
  26. 140
  27. a glitter pen set
  28. Want
  29. Need
  30. 490
  31. drinking water
  32. 390
  33. 400
  34. 400
  35. 260
  36. a warm blanket
  37. a new party dress
  38. 710
  39. a school uniform
  40. a fancy phone cover

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