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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 367 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
  6. 6.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
  17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
  26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
  27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  29. 29.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
  34. 34.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
  39. 39.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. 490
  2. Want
  3. a fancy phone cover
  4. toothpaste
  5. a sticker album
  6. 310
  7. 270
  8. Need
  9. 220
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. a schoolbag
  15. a warm blanket
  16. a new party dress
  17. a school uniform
  18. Need
  19. 300
  20. a toy robot
  21. soap
  22. 350
  23. 300
  24. a warm blanket
  25. toothpaste
  26. medicine when ill
  27. soap
  28. a warm blanket
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. Want
  32. a new party dress
  33. extra comic books
  34. Want
  35. school shoes
  36. medicine when ill
  37. milk
  38. vegetables
  39. Want
  40. 360

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