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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 374 · 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.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) school shoes
  4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  6. 6.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  8. 8.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  17. 17.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  19. 19.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
  25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  26. 26.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  31. 31.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  34. 34.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
  38. 38.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV

Answer key

  1. 190
  2. 490
  3. a new party dress
  4. a warm blanket
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. 670
  7. a video game
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. a video game
  14. a school uniform
  15. 220
  16. milk
  17. 300
  18. soap
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. Need
  22. 380
  23. school shoes
  24. a bigger TV
  25. extra comic books
  26. 730
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. Want
  30. a toy robot
  31. 440
  32. 740
  33. school shoes
  34. 480
  35. Want
  36. 380
  37. a sticker album
  38. Want
  39. a raincoat
  40. drinking water

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