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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 299 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) milk
  2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
  3. 3.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  6. 6.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  11. 11.For Aarav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  15. 15.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  20. 20.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Sneha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
  25. 25.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
  27. 27.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  30. 30.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  34. 34.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
  38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. a raincoat
  3. Want
  4. a schoolbag
  5. notebooks for school
  6. 550
  7. Want
  8. 310
  9. a schoolbag
  10. a fancy phone cover
  11. Need
  12. rice and dal
  13. a schoolbag
  14. a raincoat
  15. Want
  16. 330
  17. designer sunglasses
  18. Need
  19. rice and dal
  20. Want
  21. 350
  22. Need
  23. Want
  24. a remote-control car
  25. 160
  26. toothpaste
  27. 390
  28. sweets every day
  29. a glitter pen set
  30. 540
  31. 620
  32. 460
  33. a warm blanket
  34. Need
  35. drinking water
  36. 230
  37. a glitter pen set
  38. a fancy phone cover
  39. Need
  40. Need

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