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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 398 · 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.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  5. 5.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
  12. 12.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
  15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  21. 21.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
  23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) milk
  25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  35. 35.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
  38. 38.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
  40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. 350
  2. Want
  3. 220
  4. a raincoat
  5. 320
  6. Need
  7. 220
  8. 200
  9. 240
  10. a schoolbag
  11. vegetables
  12. Need
  13. a school uniform
  14. a warm blanket
  15. rice and dal
  16. 180
  17. Need
  18. a video game
  19. 600
  20. a raincoat
  21. Need
  22. notebooks for school
  23. toothpaste
  24. sweets every day
  25. sweets every day
  26. 840
  27. Want
  28. rice and dal
  29. Want
  30. 310
  31. Need
  32. 230
  33. Want
  34. sweets every day
  35. 220
  36. medicine when ill
  37. rice and dal
  38. 520
  39. a toy robot
  40. soap

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