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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 402 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
  2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  4. 4.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
  6. 6.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  17. 17.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
  19. 19.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  33. 33.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album

Answer key

  1. designer sunglasses
  2. a glitter pen set
  3. notebooks for school
  4. Want
  5. rice and dal
  6. 660
  7. Need
  8. 600
  9. 390
  10. 300
  11. 600
  12. 390
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. 180
  16. soap
  17. 270
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. 320
  20. 220
  21. 470
  22. 780
  23. toothpaste
  24. a school uniform
  25. a glitter pen set
  26. a sticker album
  27. vegetables
  28. toothpaste
  29. Want
  30. Want
  31. 260
  32. milk
  33. Want
  34. Need
  35. 530
  36. soap
  37. 670
  38. 260
  39. Want
  40. medicine when ill

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