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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 277 · 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 Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
  4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
  7. 7.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹310) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  16. 16.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
  19. 19.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) toothpaste
  25. 25.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  32. 32.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
  34. 34.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  36. 36.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Want
  3. a schoolbag
  4. medicine when ill
  5. a raincoat
  6. bus fare to school
  7. Need
  8. 580
  9. 300
  10. Need
  11. 650
  12. Want
  13. 280
  14. Want
  15. a schoolbag
  16. 530
  17. 490
  18. sweets every day
  19. Need
  20. 280
  21. 270
  22. a raincoat
  23. 500
  24. a sticker album
  25. Want
  26. 390
  27. a remote-control car
  28. 190
  29. toothpaste
  30. rice and dal
  31. a video game
  32. Need
  33. a third cricket bat
  34. Need
  35. drinking water
  36. 190
  37. 120
  38. 700
  39. Need
  40. Need

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