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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 43 · 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 Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) school shoes
  4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  5. 5.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
  7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
  10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
  11. 11.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
  20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  21. 21.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
  23. 23.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
  26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
  32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) soap
  33. 33.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
  36. 36.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  39. 39.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. designer sunglasses
  4. milk
  5. 350
  6. a warm blanket
  7. Need
  8. toothpaste
  9. a school uniform
  10. medicine when ill
  11. Need
  12. 230
  13. milk
  14. Want
  15. 660
  16. a warm blanket
  17. 240
  18. school shoes
  19. designer sunglasses
  20. vegetables
  21. 300
  22. a glitter pen set
  23. Need
  24. 410
  25. a school uniform
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. a schoolbag
  29. school shoes
  30. bus fare to school
  31. sweets every day
  32. a third cricket bat
  33. 430
  34. 410
  35. a schoolbag
  36. Need
  37. school shoes
  38. a fancy phone cover
  39. Want
  40. 700

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