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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 37 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  3. 3.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
  5. 5.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  9. 9.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
  12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
  13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  15. 15.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
  19. 19.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
  26. 26.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
  28. 28.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. vegetables
  2. medicine when ill
  3. Want
  4. vegetables
  5. Want
  6. Want
  7. Want
  8. a video game
  9. 200
  10. 490
  11. a video game
  12. a raincoat
  13. a remote-control car
  14. medicine when ill
  15. 260
  16. 150
  17. toothpaste
  18. medicine when ill
  19. 370
  20. 490
  21. 450
  22. 260
  23. a schoolbag
  24. sweets every day
  25. vegetables
  26. Need
  27. rice and dal
  28. 250
  29. Want
  30. 160
  31. a school uniform
  32. 290
  33. 130
  34. school shoes
  35. Want
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. 550
  40. a raincoat

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