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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 292 · 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 “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
  6. 6.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
  9. 9.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
  13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  20. 20.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
  23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
  25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
  32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) soap
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
  36. 36.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
  39. 39.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. 350
  4. Want
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. a remote-control car
  9. 370
  10. 420
  11. Need
  12. designer sunglasses
  13. designer sunglasses
  14. Want
  15. Need
  16. 590
  17. notebooks for school
  18. a video game
  19. vegetables
  20. 380
  21. a schoolbag
  22. bus fare to school
  23. a third cricket bat
  24. a fancy phone cover
  25. a schoolbag
  26. Need
  27. 560
  28. toothpaste
  29. Want
  30. 280
  31. milk
  32. a video game
  33. 370
  34. a glitter pen set
  35. toothpaste
  36. Need
  37. a video game
  38. drinking water
  39. Need
  40. a video game

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