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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 302 · 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.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  7. 7.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  16. 16.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
  23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
  24. 24.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
  29. 29.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
  34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) milk
  36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
  39. 39.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. Need
  5. 540
  6. soap
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. Want
  10. 490
  11. a new party dress
  12. Want
  13. 430
  14. medicine when ill
  15. a fancy phone cover
  16. 540
  17. 250
  18. Need
  19. Want
  20. Want
  21. Want
  22. a school uniform
  23. sweets every day
  24. 260
  25. 230
  26. 250
  27. a remote-control car
  28. a new party dress
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. a video game
  32. a raincoat
  33. a toy robot
  34. rice and dal
  35. milk
  36. medicine when ill
  37. notebooks for school
  38. school shoes
  39. 200
  40. 230

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