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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 389 · 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.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
  5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  8. 8.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
  14. 14.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
  16. 16.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
  18. 18.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
  20. 20.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.For Karan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  26. 26.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
  30. 30.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹290) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
  36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  39. 39.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. 660
  4. a bigger TV
  5. a warm blanket
  6. a toy robot
  7. a warm blanket
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. 670
  11. 170
  12. 420
  13. a third cricket bat
  14. Need
  15. a schoolbag
  16. 780
  17. a new party dress
  18. Want
  19. bus fare to school
  20. Want
  21. a sticker album
  22. Need
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. drinking water
  26. 580
  27. Need
  28. toothpaste
  29. milk
  30. Want
  31. a school uniform
  32. 210
  33. Need
  34. 640
  35. a warm blanket
  36. extra comic books
  37. a third cricket bat
  38. a raincoat
  39. 470
  40. school shoes

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