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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 457 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  2. 2.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  7. 7.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
  9. 9.For Kabir, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹290) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
  21. 21.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) soap (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  27. 27.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  31. 31.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
  36. 36.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. a remote-control car
  2. Need
  3. a warm blanket
  4. rice and dal
  5. 310
  6. a school uniform
  7. 350
  8. a bigger TV
  9. Need
  10. Need
  11. Want
  12. Need
  13. milk
  14. a schoolbag
  15. Want
  16. 580
  17. Need
  18. 360
  19. 280
  20. notebooks for school
  21. Want
  22. Want
  23. 210
  24. 290
  25. a toy robot
  26. drinking water
  27. 550
  28. Need
  29. school shoes
  30. a sticker album
  31. 240
  32. Want
  33. Want
  34. Need
  35. a video game
  36. 350
  37. 580
  38. a toy robot
  39. a raincoat
  40. sweets every day

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