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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 317 · 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.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  6. 6.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  8. 8.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
  12. 12.For Priya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  16. 16.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
  22. 22.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  26. 26.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
  28. 28.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  31. 31.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. a sticker album
  3. a bigger TV
  4. a raincoat
  5. a video game
  6. 650
  7. school shoes
  8. 720
  9. drinking water
  10. Need
  11. bus fare to school
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. 460
  15. a raincoat
  16. Want
  17. Want
  18. Want
  19. Want
  20. Want
  21. a schoolbag
  22. 220
  23. 690
  24. 790
  25. a sticker album
  26. Want
  27. notebooks for school
  28. Need
  29. Need
  30. a raincoat
  31. Need
  32. Need
  33. a raincoat
  34. rice and dal
  35. 420
  36. Want
  37. 560
  38. a new party dress
  39. 210
  40. a remote-control car

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