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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 263 · 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 Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Kavya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
  10. 10.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  14. 14.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
  19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  21. 21.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
  23. 23.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
  26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  28. 28.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  30. 30.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  32. 32.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
  38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
  39. 39.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Want
  3. 260
  4. Need
  5. Need
  6. rice and dal
  7. a new party dress
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. a bigger TV
  10. Need
  11. 530
  12. 380
  13. a school uniform
  14. 180
  15. 350
  16. 620
  17. Need
  18. bus fare to school
  19. a schoolbag
  20. toothpaste
  21. Want
  22. a new party dress
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. a glitter pen set
  26. a warm blanket
  27. a schoolbag
  28. Want
  29. rice and dal
  30. 420
  31. soap
  32. 590
  33. Need
  34. a school uniform
  35. a warm blanket
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. a bigger TV
  38. a raincoat
  39. Want
  40. 200

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