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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 437 · 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 Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  8. 8.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  14. 14.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  18. 18.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  21. 21.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
  33. 33.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
  39. 39.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. 460
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. 180
  6. a schoolbag
  7. drinking water
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. a bigger TV
  11. Want
  12. 510
  13. a schoolbag
  14. Want
  15. notebooks for school
  16. a bigger TV
  17. a sticker album
  18. Want
  19. rice and dal
  20. a warm blanket
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. 680
  25. Want
  26. 550
  27. a fancy phone cover
  28. 350
  29. Need
  30. 400
  31. Need
  32. a remote-control car
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. a fancy phone cover
  36. milk
  37. a school uniform
  38. bus fare to school
  39. Need
  40. notebooks for school

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