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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 280 · 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 Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  3. 3.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
  5. 5.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
  8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
  9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  10. 10.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  12. 12.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
  18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
  20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
  21. 21.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
  24. 24.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹270) and notebooks (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
  29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
  30. 30.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  32. 32.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  40. 40.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a sticker album
  3. Want
  4. drinking water
  5. 580
  6. a glitter pen set
  7. designer sunglasses
  8. a new party dress
  9. a video game
  10. 290
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. 650
  15. 330
  16. Need
  17. a glitter pen set
  18. a warm blanket
  19. milk
  20. a remote-control car
  21. Need
  22. 280
  23. a toy robot
  24. Need
  25. 550
  26. 410
  27. 360
  28. milk
  29. toothpaste
  30. 150
  31. school shoes
  32. Need
  33. Want
  34. Need
  35. 480
  36. a fancy phone cover
  37. medicine when ill
  38. Need
  39. a school uniform
  40. 250

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