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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 231 · 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.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  5. 5.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
  7. 7.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
  12. 12.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
  17. 17.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
  19. 19.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
  22. 22.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  27. 27.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) sweets every day
  36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  37. 37.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) vegetables
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot

Answer key

  1. 640
  2. 280
  3. a warm blanket
  4. school shoes
  5. Need
  6. medicine when ill
  7. Need
  8. a video game
  9. Want
  10. Need
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. 280
  15. Need
  16. sweets every day
  17. Need
  18. a video game
  19. Want
  20. 240
  21. drinking water
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. 450
  25. 370
  26. bus fare to school
  27. 650
  28. Need
  29. a bigger TV
  30. 430
  31. a third cricket bat
  32. 720
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. soap
  36. school shoes
  37. 420
  38. a remote-control car
  39. rice and dal
  40. a schoolbag

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