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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 436 · 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 Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  3. 3.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
  10. 10.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
  13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) toothpaste
  15. 15.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) extra comic books
  25. 25.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
  30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  31. 31.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
  37. 37.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a video game
  3. 280
  4. a raincoat
  5. 590
  6. 400
  7. Want
  8. 340
  9. a third cricket bat
  10. 290
  11. 300
  12. a bigger TV
  13. designer sunglasses
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. 550
  19. 220
  20. Need
  21. toothpaste
  22. a warm blanket
  23. a third cricket bat
  24. milk
  25. 700
  26. 330
  27. 670
  28. 440
  29. a toy robot
  30. medicine when ill
  31. 580
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. toothpaste
  36. designer sunglasses
  37. Need
  38. Want
  39. school shoes
  40. designer sunglasses

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