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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 270 · 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 Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  6. 6.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
  8. 8.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  14. 14.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
  18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
  19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  23. 23.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  33. 33.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. 830
  3. Need
  4. a fancy phone cover
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. 330
  7. a raincoat
  8. 330
  9. Want
  10. 190
  11. Need
  12. a warm blanket
  13. a toy robot
  14. Need
  15. Want
  16. 410
  17. a bigger TV
  18. a warm blanket
  19. a warm blanket
  20. drinking water
  21. Need
  22. drinking water
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. Need
  27. 130
  28. 600
  29. Need
  30. a new party dress
  31. a new party dress
  32. school shoes
  33. 610
  34. Want
  35. 250
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. notebooks for school
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. 120

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