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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 320 · 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.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a raincoat (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
  6. 6.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) drinking water
  10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) milk
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  21. 21.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  25. 25.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
  30. 30.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) toothpaste
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) soap
  37. 37.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
  39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
  40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. 220
  2. Want
  3. 450
  4. a bigger TV
  5. a toy robot
  6. Need
  7. 360
  8. Want
  9. sweets every day
  10. a third cricket bat
  11. a warm blanket
  12. 680
  13. 260
  14. Need
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. 480
  18. 520
  19. designer sunglasses
  20. a bigger TV
  21. Need
  22. a warm blanket
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. school shoes
  25. Need
  26. a sticker album
  27. a remote-control car
  28. Need
  29. a glitter pen set
  30. 470
  31. 190
  32. 240
  33. Need
  34. a toy robot
  35. a warm blanket
  36. extra comic books
  37. 160
  38. a remote-control car
  39. a new party dress
  40. vegetables

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