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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 380 · 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.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
  7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  9. 9.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  15. 15.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
  18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  20. 20.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  22. 22.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) extra comic books
  25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  27. 27.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
  29. 29.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
  31. 31.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket

Answer key

  1. 400
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. Need
  5. 200
  6. bus fare to school
  7. a schoolbag
  8. a warm blanket
  9. 340
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. 370
  13. soap
  14. a school uniform
  15. Need
  16. drinking water
  17. a fancy phone cover
  18. a remote-control car
  19. medicine when ill
  20. 630
  21. milk
  22. 290
  23. 530
  24. soap
  25. a school uniform
  26. a third cricket bat
  27. Need
  28. a bigger TV
  29. Want
  30. designer sunglasses
  31. 340
  32. Want
  33. 610
  34. a toy robot
  35. Need
  36. 490
  37. 680
  38. vegetables
  39. milk
  40. a warm blanket

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