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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 26 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  2. 2.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
  5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
  9. 9.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  11. 11.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
  14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.For Aditya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
  17. 17.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a video game
  19. 19.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
  21. 21.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
  26. 26.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  28. 28.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  31. 31.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
  34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a video game
  36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  37. 37.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
  39. 39.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. vegetables
  2. 460
  3. 170
  4. milk
  5. bus fare to school
  6. 490
  7. a warm blanket
  8. a raincoat
  9. 250
  10. soap
  11. Want
  12. bus fare to school
  13. a new party dress
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. Need
  16. a schoolbag
  17. Want
  18. a video game
  19. 450
  20. a new party dress
  21. 300
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. medicine when ill
  26. Want
  27. sweets every day
  28. Need
  29. a raincoat
  30. a new party dress
  31. Need
  32. Need
  33. medicine when ill
  34. a sticker album
  35. a video game
  36. bus fare to school
  37. Need
  38. a raincoat
  39. 670
  40. Need

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