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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 256 · 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.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  6. 6.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  10. 10.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
  13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  14. 14.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  17. 17.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  20. 20.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
  28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  29. 29.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
  32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
  34. 34.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a video game
  36. 36.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  38. 38.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. 400
  3. Need
  4. 180
  5. a schoolbag
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. sweets every day
  9. bus fare to school
  10. 590
  11. Need
  12. medicine when ill
  13. a fancy phone cover
  14. 580
  15. Need
  16. rice and dal
  17. 290
  18. a bigger TV
  19. milk
  20. 320
  21. Need
  22. 160
  23. Need
  24. 430
  25. 210
  26. 430
  27. a raincoat
  28. toothpaste
  29. Need
  30. medicine when ill
  31. a toy robot
  32. a third cricket bat
  33. a bigger TV
  34. 360
  35. a video game
  36. Need
  37. a glitter pen set
  38. 320
  39. 270
  40. a sticker album

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