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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 369 · 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 want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
  3. 3.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
  6. 6.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
  15. 15.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
  17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
  19. 19.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) soap
  21. 21.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) milk
  23. 23.For Vivaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
  27. 27.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
  29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  31. 31.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
  34. 34.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  39. 39.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) school shoes

Answer key

  1. a bigger TV
  2. bus fare to school
  3. Need
  4. Want
  5. soap
  6. Want
  7. 200
  8. 140
  9. Need
  10. 310
  11. 260
  12. 160
  13. Want
  14. sweets every day
  15. Want
  16. school shoes
  17. school shoes
  18. a glitter pen set
  19. Need
  20. a glitter pen set
  21. Want
  22. a third cricket bat
  23. Need
  24. a third cricket bat
  25. 720
  26. vegetables
  27. 650
  28. drinking water
  29. a remote-control car
  30. school shoes
  31. 340
  32. a schoolbag
  33. rice and dal
  34. Need
  35. 220
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. Need
  38. a sticker album
  39. 530
  40. a toy robot

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